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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
328 PM 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.
ANZ899-210815-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE
S PORTION THIS EVENING WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WED, THEN
SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATER WED AND WED NIGHT. A SERIES OF COLD
FRONTS WILL CROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE 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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. MARINERS
ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST OPC FORECASTS FOR THIS
POTENTIAL DEVELOPING SYSTEM. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE
OVER THE N WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION
SUN.
ANZ820-210815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
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 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ915-210815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 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 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ920-210815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ905-210815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 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
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-210815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
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 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-210815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN
10 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
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-210815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ925-210815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
ANZ830-210815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ833-210815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ930-210815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 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, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ835-210815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, 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 10 TO 20 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
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-210815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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