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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 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.
ANZ899-181945-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
MOST OF THE WATERS TODAY, CONTINUING THROUGH THU OVER THE N AND
CENTRAL WATERS, AND THROUGH SAT OVER MOST OF THE FAR S WATERS. A
FRONT WILL BE STALLED JUST E OF THE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT, WITH
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS MOVING NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE CLOSEST
APPROACH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE SE WATERS SHOULD BE THU AND THU
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS THU NIGHT, MOVES
INTO THE N WATERS BY FRI, AND THEN LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM FRONT
FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS
LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT, GRADUALLY SHIFTING E SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A
TROUGH WILL EXTEND N TO S OVER THE ENTIRE AREA EARLY SUN AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS. THE STRONG FRONT MOVES
THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT, BEING LOCATED
OVER THE FAR S WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-181945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT, THEN BECOMING NE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-181945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SPRINKLES.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN SE PORTION.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-181945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-181945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SPRINKLES.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN S
PORTION.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN S PORTION.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-181945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SPRINKLES, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT, THEN BECOMING SW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-181945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-181945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-181945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-181945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-181945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN NE PORTION.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
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