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FZNT22 KWBC 171440
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1040 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.
ANZ899-180245-
1040 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.
ANZ820-180245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
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.
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
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, 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.
ANZ915-180245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ920-180245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
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.
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.
ANZ905-180245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-180245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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.
ANZ825-180245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
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.
ANZ828-180245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
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.
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.
ANZ925-180245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ830-180245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
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.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ833-180245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
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.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-180245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ835-180245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
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.
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.
ANZ935-180245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1040 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
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.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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