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FZNT22 KWBC 190234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
934 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.
ANZ899-191530-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 38N69W
WILL INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING NE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT,
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.
ANZ820-191530-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN.
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.
ANZ915-191530-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ920-191530-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF 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.
ANZ905-191530-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 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.
ANZ910-191530-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ825-191530-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
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.
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-191530-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
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
VARIABLE 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 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 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.
ANZ925-191530-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ830-191530-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-191530-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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 10 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.
ANZ930-191530-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
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.
ANZ835-191530-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 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.
ANZ935-191530-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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 7 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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