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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
332 PM 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.
ANZ899-250800-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WELL NE OF
THE AREA NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE AND AWAY FROM
THE WATERS TONIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS E OVER THE
REGION TONIGHT, THEN SHIFTS E OF THE WATERS WED. A WARM FRONT
CROSSES THE N PORTION WED, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFFSHORE WED NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY S ACROSS THE
AREA THU INTO FRI, WITH A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURES
DEVELOPING AND TRACKING NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. BY FRI NIGHT,
STRONGER LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST, THEN
MOVES NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN WHILE PULLING THE COLD
FRONT E OF THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW
SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN MOVES OFFSHORE AND ACROSS THE WATERS SUN
AND SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-250800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-250800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-250800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
15 FT.
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 13 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-250800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-250800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-250800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-250800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 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 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-250800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-250800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-250800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-250800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-250800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW EARLY,
THEN, 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 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-250800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
332 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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