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FZNT22 KWBC 250822
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 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.
ANZ899-252045-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE
REGION THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT E OF THE WATERS TODAY AS A WARM
FRONT LIFTS N OVER THE N PORTION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE SLOWLY S ACROSS THE AREA THU INTO FRI AS A
SERIES OF 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 SAT NIGHT WHILE
PULLING THE COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL PASS E
OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NW OF
THE REGION SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-252045-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 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.
ANZ915-252045-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-252045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
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
14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-252045-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-252045-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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.
ANZ825-252045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-252045-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 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, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-252045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 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 9 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-252045-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 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 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-252045-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-252045-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
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 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-252045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-252045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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