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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 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.
ANZ899-052000-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE S
OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY 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. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WATERS THIS
WEEKEND.
ANZ820-052000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY EARLY.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-052000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-052000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO
19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ905-052000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO
22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ910-052000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 28 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
15 TO 26 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ825-052000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-052000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-052000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 24 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-052000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-052000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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 22 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-052000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 50 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 24 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-052000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-052000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
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