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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 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.
ANZ899-242030-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE JUST NE OF
THE WATERS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE WELL NE OF THE AREA TODAY INTO
TONIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION LATER
TODAY INTO TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS WED. A WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE N PORTION WED, FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF
COLD FRONTS LATER WED INTO THU. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS
THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT EXTENDS E OVER THE
AREA. ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THU NIGHT INTO
FRI WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS. THE COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT
AS ANOTHER LOW FORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY.
ANZ820-242030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-242030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-242030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-242030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
14 TO 26 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-242030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT, SUBSIDING TO
12 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ825-242030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-242030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ925-242030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-242030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-242030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-242030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
ANZ835-242030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-242030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
329 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
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