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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 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.
ANZ899-090800-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED S
OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT BY FRI NIGHT, THEN
CONTINUE TO MOVE N SAT INTO SUN NIGHT AS HURRICANE ISAIAS AND
THEN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAIAS PASSES WELL TO THE SW AND THEN
W OF THE WATERS. SEE THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON ISAIAS.
OTHERWISE, A COLD FRONT MOVING E AND SE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS TONIGHT WILL STALL OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WHILE WEAKENING
FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E INTO THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS
BEHIND THE FRONT BY FRI, THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E ACROSS THOSE WATERS
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OR LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL CLIP THE FAR NE WATERS FRI NIGHT. YET ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUN BEFORE MOVING JUST OFFSHORE
EARLY SUN NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR NW PORTION
OF THE WATERS. THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TRACK E AND NE AND PASS
JUST N OF THE WATERS LATER SUN NIGHT AND MON WHILE PULLING THE
TRAILING COLD FRONT E OVER THE AREA. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL
CLEAR E OF THE WATERS MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
SE STATES. A WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE
AREA TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-090800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ915-090800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-090800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-090800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-090800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT, THEN TO 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-090800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING
N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-090800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9
FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-090800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9
FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-090800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-090800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS.
FRI
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-090800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-090800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS WITH
TSTMS LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-090800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
435 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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