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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 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.
ANZ899-040230-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
OVER THE WATERS TODAY. A FRONT DEVELOPS OFF OF THE MID- ATLANTIC
COAST TONIGHT AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG IT LATE TONIGHT AND
WED. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE N WATERS, A COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY S OVER THE S WATERS THROUGH
THU WITH ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF THE SE
U.S. COAST. THE LOW MOVES WELL OFF INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC BY
FRI. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA LATE FRI,
THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW FRI NIGHT. THE
FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS BY SAT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG
THE FRONT OFF OF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST FRI NIGHT, BROADENING
AND INTENSIFYING WELL OFFSHORE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS ESPECIALLY FOR NEXT WEEKEND.
ANZ820-040230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
ANZ915-040230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
ANZ920-040230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO
25 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT.
ANZ905-040230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO
15 TO 28 FT.
ANZ910-040230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
20 TO 35 FT.
ANZ825-040230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
ANZ828-040230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ANZ925-040230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO
25 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
ANZ830-040230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ANZ833-040230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
ANZ930-040230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO
23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
ANZ835-040230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ935-040230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
948 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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