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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 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.
ANZ899-230215-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST. THE LOW WILL
PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WHILE PULLING AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE REGION MON INTO MON NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE MON NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL
MOVE OFF TO THE E OF THE REGION WED INTO WED NIGHT AS THE NEXT
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W AND NW. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE FAR N PORTION LATE WED NIGHT, STALL OVER THE N WATERS
THU, THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE COAST FROM THE W AND NW THU NIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE PASSES N OF THE WATERS.
ANZ820-230215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-230215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-230215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-230215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-230215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-230215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-230215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-230215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-230215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-230215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-230215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-230215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-230215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1026 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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