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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
853 PM 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.
ANZ899-051500-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE S
OVER THE S WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY
AND MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE NW FRI NIGHT, WITH A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE
CENTER EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST BY SAT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE INTENSIFYING AS IT CLEARS E
OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WATERS THIS WEEKEND.
ANZ820-051500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-051500-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-051500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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 TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-051500-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-051500-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-051500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ828-051500-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-051500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO
20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-051500-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-051500-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
ANZ930-051500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-051500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-051500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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