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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 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.
ANZ899-070430-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY E OF THE WATERS TODAY, THEN MOVE WELL E AND NE
OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY E ACROSS THE
S AND CENTRAL WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT AS ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW FORMS
ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE LOW WILL THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY JUST E OF
THE AREA LATER SAT INTO SUN, BEFORE MOVING WELL E OF THE WATERS
SUN NIGHT AND MON. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE S
AND SE ACROSS THE AREA SUN INTO TUE. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD OFFSHORE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS WHILE CONSIDERING AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED.
ANZ820-070430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-070430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN, CHANCE OF
SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-070430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO
21 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY. RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. RAIN AND
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-070430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-070430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. RAIN EARLY,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-070430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-070430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-070430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO
26 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF
SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, FREEZING SPRAY AND SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-070430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-070430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 23 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-070430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO
26 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-070430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
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. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-070430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
937 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
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