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FZNT22 KWBC 190841
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 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.
ANZ899-192030-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE JUST NE OF THE
AREA WILL CONTINUE INTENSIFYING WHILE TRACKING NE EARLY TODAY. A
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN OVER THE WATERS
TODAY, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE
WATERS TONIGHT 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.
ANZ820-192030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-192030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 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 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-192030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-192030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
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 TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-192030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
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 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-192030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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 N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-192030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-192030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
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 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-192030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE 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 NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-192030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 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 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW 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
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-192030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-192030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 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
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-192030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
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
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER JOSEPH. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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