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FZNT22 KWBC 140912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 20 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.
ANZ899-142000-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS
THE WATERS TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT, BUT
IMMEDIATELY BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THU. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT LATE THU, THEN LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONT
AWAY FROM THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY E
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION FRI NIGHT. A
WARM FRONT WILL MOVE E OFFSHORE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI
NIGHT, THEN BECOME STATIONARY ORIENTED FROM SW TO NE ACROSS THE
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE FRONT SUN OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS, THEN LIFT NE TO THE OUTER
MID-ATLANTIC WATERS SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-142000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-142000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-142000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-142000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN EARLY.
THU
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-142000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-142000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-142000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-142000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-142000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-142000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
412 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
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