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FZNT22 KWBC 281509
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1009 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.
ANZ899-010215-
1009 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.
ANZ820-010215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 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.
ANZ915-010215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-010215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
ANZ905-010215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1009 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 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 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.
ANZ910-010215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ825-010215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
ANZ828-010215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
ANZ925-010215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
ANZ830-010215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. 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 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 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 4 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. 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.
ANZ833-010215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1009 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
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 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
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.
ANZ930-010215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
ANZ835-010215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
ANZ935-010215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1009 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 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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