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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM 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.
ANZ899-280800-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE
FRONT OFF THE SE COAST BY 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. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WED, THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-280800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-280800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 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 SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 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, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-280800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
ANZ910-280800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE EARLY, THEN, BECOMING
E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 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 9 FT.
MON
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
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-280800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 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
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
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
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
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.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-280800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-280800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-280800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-280800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING 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, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-280800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
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