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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 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.
ANZ899-210445-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS OVER THE
AREA THIS MORNING WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS LATER TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WED, THEN
SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATER WED AND WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT, THEN STALL JUST
S OF THE AREA SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N INTO THE AREA
AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NE ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR UPDATED OPC FORECASTS
FOR THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPING SYSTEM. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD SE OVER THE N WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE NAVTEX
TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME.
TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. HOWEVER,
THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR ITS RETURN TO SERVICE. THIS IS
THE LAST UPDATE ON THIS ISSUE.
ANZ820-210445-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 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 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-210445-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-210445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-210445-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-210445-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
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 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-210445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 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 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-210445-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-210445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-210445-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-210445-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ930-210445-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 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 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
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-210445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ935-210445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
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