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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 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.
ANZ899-201945-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER
MOST OF THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE W THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTIONS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS
LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH THE COAST. THE COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE REGION MON THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT
LATE MON NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-201945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-201945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-201945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-201945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-201945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-201945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-201945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING
S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-201945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-201945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ833-201945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ930-201945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-201945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-201945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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