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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1005 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.
ANZ899-251630-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WELL NE OF
THE AREA WILL MOVE NE FROM THE WATERS TONIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE TROUGHS CROSS THE AREA. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD
E OVER THE REGION TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS WED. A WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT N OVER THE N PORTION WED, BEFORE A COLD FRONT
MOVES OFFSHORE WED NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S
ACROSS THE AREA THU INTO FRI AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE
CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A STRONGER LOW WILL FORM
ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SE COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE NE ACROSS
THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN WHILE PULLING THE COLD FRONT E OF THE
AREA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NW OF THE REGION SUN AND
SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-251630-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-251630-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-251630-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-251630-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 15 TO 25 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
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-251630-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-251630-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 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 7 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
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-251630-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 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 EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-251630-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 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. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-251630-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 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. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-251630-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 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.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-251630-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
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, 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.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-251630-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 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 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-251630-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 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. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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