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FZNT22 KWBC 062026
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
326 PM 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.
ANZ899-070845-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE TO THE
E OF THE REGION THIS EVENING WILL MOVE WELL NE OF THE AREA
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS OVER THE S PORTION. DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT, THEN RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY JUST E OF THE AREA 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 SAT NIGHT INTO TUE. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE TUE AND TUE NIGHT, THEN SHIFT
E OF THE REGION WED AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E OVER THE WATERS. THE
LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA WED, BEFORE THE FRONT
STALLS OVER THE S PORTION WED NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS WHILE CONSIDERING AVOIDANCE PLANS.
ANZ820-070845-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 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. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-070845-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN, CHANCE OF
SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
20 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-070845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY. RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 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. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-070845-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E 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 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-070845-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. RAIN EARLY,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-070845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 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 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
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 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-070845-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 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 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
15 TO 24 FT. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW
5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-070845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO
25 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF
SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, FREEZING SPRAY AND SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-070845-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, 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 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE
OF SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-070845-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, 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 15 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. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-070845-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO
25 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 31 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-070845-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT EARLY,
THEN, 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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-070845-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 25 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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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