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FZNT22 KWBC 270841
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 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.
ANZ899-272000-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NE AND
MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT
OFF THE SE COAST EARLY TONIGHT, WITH THE LOW TRACKING NE OVER THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY STRENGTHENING. THE
LOW WILL PULL THE COLD FRONT SE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
SAT INTO SAT NIGHT, WITH THE FRONT CLEARING E AND S OF THE WATERS
EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NW, THEN N OF
THE REGION SUN INTO TUE, BEFORE SHIFTING OFF TO THE NE BY LATE
TUE. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OR STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIKELY FORM
ALONG THE SE COAST BY MON, PERSIST INTO EARLY TUE, AND THEN
WEAKEN LATE TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND
LIFT N FROM THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-272000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW 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, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-272000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-272000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-272000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 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
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-272000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-272000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-272000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
EARLY, OTHERWISE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-272000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-272000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. EXCEPT FAR W
PORTION 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY, OTHERWISE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-272000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
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