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FZNT22 KWBC 270245
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
945 PM 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.
ANZ899-271415-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY S
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRI AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A SOMEWHAT STRONGER LOW
FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SE COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVES NE
ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE PULLING THE COLD FRONT
SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT PASSES E OF THE WATERS LATE SAT
NIGHT INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NW, THEN N OF THE
REGION SUN INTO TUE, THEN SHIFTS E TUE NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH OR STATIONARY FRONT DEVELOPS ALONG THE SE COAST MON INTO
TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-271415-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-271415-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-271415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-271415-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT SE PORTION W TO SW
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-271415-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-271415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-271415-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-271415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-271415-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-271415-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-271415-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-271415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-271415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
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