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FZNT22 KWBC 280841
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 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.
ANZ899-282000-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL TRACK NE
ALONG A FRONT LOCATED FROM SW TO NE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY INTO
TONIGHT, WITH THE LOWS AND FRONT PASSING E OF THE WATERS LATER
TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS DURING SUN AS STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WELL TO
THE NW OF THE REGION. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE S
WATERS SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH BUILDS TO THE N OF THE REGION. THE
HIGH WILL BUILD E OVER THE FAR N WATERS MON AS A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE SE COAST. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E OVER THE
N WATERS MON NIGHT AS THE TROUGH PERSISTS. THE TROUGH WILL
WEAKEN TUE AS THE HIGH PASSES NE OF THE REGION. A WARM FRONT WILL
DEVELOP AND LIFT N FROM THE N WATERS EARLY TUE NIGHT, FOLLOWED
BY THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. THIS COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N WATERS WED, STALL OVER THE N OR
CENTRAL PORTIONS EARLY WED NIGHT, AND THEN RETURN SLOWLY N AS A
WARM FRONT LATE WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-282000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-282000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 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
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-282000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-282000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-282000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-282000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-282000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 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 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-282000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-282000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-282000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-282000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-282000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-282000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
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