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FZNT22 KWBC 150911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 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.
ANZ899-152000-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NE AWAY
FROM THE AREA ALONG A QUASI STATIONARY FRONT THIS MORNING. A
SECOND, STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY.
A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE S
WATERS. THE HIGH WILL BUILD N LATE FRI, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI
NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRI
NIGHT, THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
FOLLOW SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS
SUN. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S WATERS
BY EARLY SUN, THEN MOVE NE ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT SUN AND
SUN NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OF
THE AREA BY EARLY MON, DRAGGING THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT E OF
THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN OVER THE WATERS
MON, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE WATERS LATE
MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-152000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-152000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-152000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-152000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-152000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS EARLY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-152000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-152000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-152000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 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
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-152000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-152000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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