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FZNT22 KWBC 170246
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 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.
ANZ899-171430-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS AND SLOWLY LIFTS N OVER THE N
WATERS SAT, PASSING N OF THE REGION SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE W LATE SAT, AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS EARLY SUN, AND TRACK NE OVER THE WATERS SUN THROUGH SUN
NIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA BY
LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN
OVER THE WATERS MON, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING
RAPIDLY THROUGH THE WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST TUE, AND BEGIN
TO BUILD OFF THE COAST TUE NIGHT, THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS WED
INTO WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION FROM
THE W AND NW LATE WED NIGHT. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN
CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE
AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-171430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-171430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT AND TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-171430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-171430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-171430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-171430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-171430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-171430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-171430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-171430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-171430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-171430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS EARLY,
THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-171430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
946 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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