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FZNT22 KWBC 170904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 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.
ANZ899-172000-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVING FARTHER E INTO THE N ATLANTIC TODAY, A SECONDARY COLD
FRONT OR SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS
DURING THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN GRADUALLY
BUILDS E TONIGHT AND WED, CONTINUING THROUGH THU. WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS, A FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE N WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WARM FRONT THEN
DEVELOPS OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC FRI NIGHT, MOVING N INTO
THE N WATERS SAT, AND MOVING N OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. BY SAT
NIGHT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE S AND E OF THE AREA, WITH A SURFACE
TROUGH LOCATED ALONG OR NEAR THE COAST.
ANZ820-172000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
ENDING.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT, THEN BECOMING S TO SW
5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-172000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS GRADUALLY
ENDING.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY
LATE.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-172000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG N PORTION WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS ENDING.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-172000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS ENDING.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
ENDING.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-172000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
ENDING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO
35 KT, THEN, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN ENDING.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-172000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
ENDING.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-172000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
ENDING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-172000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN ENDING.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
504 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT, THEN, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN GRADUALLY ENDING.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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