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FZNT22 KWBC 280236
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
936 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.
ANZ899-281430-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE ALONG A FRONT OFF
THE SE COAST EARLY TONIGHT WILL TRACK 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.
ANZ820-281430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 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.
ANZ915-281430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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 5 TO 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.
ANZ920-281430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
ANZ905-281430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
8 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.
ANZ910-281430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 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.
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.
ANZ825-281430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 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 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 W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-281430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO 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 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 5 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 W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-281430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
ANZ830-281430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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, THEN 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 5 TO 10 KT.
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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-281430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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, THEN 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-281430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.
ANZ835-281430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N 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.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW 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 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-281430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
936 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 25 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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