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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 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.
ANZ899-182000-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW TO
NE ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME STATIONARY
AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS AND MOVES
NE OVER THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE
INTENSIFYING LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA BY LATER TONIGHT. 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 BY WED NIGHT.
YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW WED NIGHT, THEN
MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER
IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE
AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-182000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TODAY
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-182000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 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 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO 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 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-182000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 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 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-182000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 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 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 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.
ANZ828-182000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW 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 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ830-182000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT,
BECOMING 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-182000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-182000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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