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FZNT22 KWBC 182054
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
354 PM 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.
ANZ899-190800-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 37N71W
WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING NE ACROSS THE WATERS
THIS EVENING, PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA, THEN
CLEARING WELL NE OF THE AREA 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. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. ANOTHER, STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NW FRI, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI
NIGHT. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL
AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-190800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ915-190800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-190800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-190800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 40 TO 50 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,
BUILDING TO 13 TO 22 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 11 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-190800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-190800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY EARLY.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-190800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN
LIKELY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. 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
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-190800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-190800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-190800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN
LIKELY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-190800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-190800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 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 SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-190800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
354 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO
35 KT EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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