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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 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.
ANZ899-212000-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N
WATERS TODAY, THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SUN INTO SUN NIGHT
AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE COAST. THE LOW WILL
PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WHILE PULLING THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE REGION MON THROUGH MON
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA 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.
ANZ820-212000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-212000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. 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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-212000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-212000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-212000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-212000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 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. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-212000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
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 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ930-212000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-212000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
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
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ935-212000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
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