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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE, INCLUDING SOUTH OF GEORGES BANK
FROM 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
ANZ899-240230-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ORIENTED SW TO NE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH THU NIGHT, WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E FROM NEW
ENGLAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT JUST E OF THE S CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO
WED, THEN DRIFT VERY SLOWLY N WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE
STRENGTHENING, REACHING GEORGES BANK LATE FRI NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL PULL A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS. STRONG
COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE LARGE, VERY STEEP, AND
POSSIBLY BREAKING WAVES RESULTING IN A PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS
SEA STATE. THE LOW WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA EARLY SAT, THEN
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SE ACROSS THE S WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE
MONITORING FORECASTS FOR THE LOW PRESSURE, AND CONSIDER AVOIDANCE
PLANS AS NEEDED. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT, IMPACTFUL
TO THE MARINER.
ANZ820-240230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-240230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-240230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-240230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-240230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-240230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-240230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
16 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-240230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-240230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-240230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-240230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-240230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-240230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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