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FZNT22 KWBC 222057
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
457 PM 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.
ANZ899-230745-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE
WATERS TONIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHES THE
NEW JERSEY COAST. THE LOW WILL PASS QUICKLY E AND NE OVER THE
FAR NORTHERN WATERS WHILE PULLING AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SE
ACROSS THE REGION MON INTO MON EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT AND PERSIST
INTO TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF TO THE E OF THE REGION WED
INTO WED NIGHT WITH A WEAKING RIDGE EXTENDING W AND SW OVER THE
S WATERS THU INTO EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE NW PORTION THU NIGHT, MOVE SE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS FRI, AND THEN REACH THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-230745-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-230745-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 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 25 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-230745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
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 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-230745-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 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 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-230745-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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
11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-230745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-230745-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-230745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
ANZ830-230745-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-230745-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-230745-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-230745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
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. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-230745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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