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FZNT22 KWBC 260820
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 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.
ANZ899-262045-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY 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
INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NW, THEN N OF THE
REGION SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE SE COAST MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-262045-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-262045-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-262045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-262045-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-262045-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY, THEN
RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-262045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-262045-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-262045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-262045-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-262045-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 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
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-262045-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-262045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-262045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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