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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
423 PM 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.
ANZ899-190830-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER
MOST OF THE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT, WHILE LOW PRESSURES MOVE
NE ALONG A STALLED FRONT THAT REMAINS E OF THE REGION. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS THU NIGHT, MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS BY FRI, AND THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT E SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND N TO S OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA SUN AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE AREA SUN NIGHT THROUGH LATE MON,
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT MON
NIGHT.
ANZ820-190830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-190830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
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
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-190830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-190830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN, INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-190830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-190830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 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 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-190830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ925-190830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-190830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ833-190830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ930-190830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-190830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-190830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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