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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 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.
ANZ899-180800-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE W AND NW THIS EVENING, AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS
EARLY SUN, AND TRACK NE OVER THE WATERS LATER SUN INTO 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 INTO EARLY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST TUE, BUILD OFF THE COAST TUE
NIGHT, MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS WED, AND THEN PASS E OF THE AREA
WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW LATE WED NIGHT,
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. THE NAVTEX
TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME.
TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-180800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-180800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-180800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN EARLY.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-180800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-180800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-180800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-180800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-180800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-180800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-180800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-180800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-180800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-180800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
344 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
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