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FZNT22 KWBC 250223
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 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.
ANZ899-251430-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST S OF THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO WED,
THEN DISSIPATE BY WED NIGHT. THE DEPARTING HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A
WEAK RIDGE SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S PORTIONS THU INTO FRI. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THU NIGHT, THEN PUSH SE
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
E ACROSS THE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT.
ANZ820-251430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-251430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-251430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ905-251430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-251430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-251430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-251430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ925-251430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 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 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-251430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-251430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-251430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-251430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-251430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1023 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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