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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1031 PM 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.
ANZ899-220245-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER
MOST OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. 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. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH N PARTS OF THE
AREA WED AND WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-220245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
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
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-220245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-220245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-220245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
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 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO 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
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-220245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-220245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
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 5 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, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-220245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 5 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 W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-220245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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, 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
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
ANZ830-220245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 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 TO SW WINDS 10 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-220245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-220245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO 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
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 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.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-220245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-220245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT
W 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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