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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 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.
ANZ899-050215-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A FRONT DEVELOPS OFF OF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST EARLY TODAY AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG IT
LATE TODAY. 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.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT WITH EXPLOSIVE
LOW DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE GULF STREAM SAT INTO SAT NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. MARINERS
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS ESPECIALLY FOR NEXT WEEKEND.
ANZ820-050215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-050215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ920-050215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
12 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ905-050215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
ANZ910-050215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
ANZ825-050215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-050215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-050215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 27 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ830-050215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-050215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-050215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO
21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 27 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ835-050215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-050215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1011 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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