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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 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.
ANZ899-022045-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS
THE S PORTION TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE
REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS TUE. A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL FORM NEAR THE SE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT,
THEN WEAKEN TUE. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
N WATERS TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OF THE S
AND CENTRAL WATERS WED, THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION WED NIGHT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N PORTION WED
AND STALL, THEN CONTINUE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK SE ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE FAR NE WATERS FRI
NIGHT.
ANZ820-022045-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
W TO 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 S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-022045-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-022045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
RAIN LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-022045-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-022045-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-022045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-022045-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-022045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-022045-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-022045-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-022045-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-022045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-022045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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