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FZNT22 KWBC 200234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
934 PM 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.
ANZ899-201615-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT, WHILE A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT,
THEN CLEAR E OF THE WATERS BY EARLY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST TUE, SETTLE OFFSHORE TUE
NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED AND 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 FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE S PORTIONS SAT AND SAT
NIGHT, WHILE A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SE OVER THE
NORTHERN AREAS. LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE STALLED FRONT
JUST OFF THE COAST LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED
TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THE POTENTIAL COASTAL
SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT
OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE
BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-201615-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
W TO 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 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-201615-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-201615-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-201615-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-201615-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-201615-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-201615-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 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
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-201615-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-201615-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 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
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-201615-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-201615-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-201615-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ935-201615-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
934 PM EST MON JAN 19 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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