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FZNT22 KWBC 262048
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 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.
ANZ899-270800-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE N WATERS TONIGHT AND MOVES THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS
FRI, STALLING OVER THE S WATERS. LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE
FRONT OFF OF NORTH CAROLINA FRI AND MOVES NE ALONG THE FRONT FRI
NIGHT AND SAT WHILE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING. AS THE LOW MOVES E
OF THE AREA SAT, THE COLD FRONT BEHIND THE LOW WILL MOVE S AND E
OF THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE AREA SAT AND
SAT NIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING OVER THE S WATERS
THROUGH TUE NIGHT, TO THE N, THE HIGH SHIFTS E SUN AND A WARM
FRONT DEVELOPS OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC SUN NIGHT. THE WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE N OF THE N WATERS MON, BEING WELL N OF THE AREA
MON NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE LOCATED ALONG AND NEAR THE
COAST OF THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-270800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-270800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-270800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY EARLY,
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-270800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-270800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-270800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-270800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT, THEN
BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-270800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.
SAT
WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN
LIKELY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-270800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-270800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-270800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-270800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-270800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
448 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
WINDS BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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