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FZNT22 KWBC 141345
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 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.
ANZ899-150230-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
WATERS THIS MORNING, REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY LATER TODAY
THROUGH WED. WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVES E JUST N OF THE AREA ALONG
THE FRONT TONIGHT AND WED, AND BEHIND THE LOW THE FRONT WILL
LINGER, REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY JUST N OF THE AREA WED NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK N AGAIN AS A WARM
FRONT THU AND THU NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA
FRI, PUSHES INTO THE WATERS FRI NIGHT, AND THEN GRADUALLY LIFTS
BACK N YET AGAIN AS A WARM FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE MAY MOVE E NE ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. TO THE S, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER MOST OF THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH THU EXCEPT FOR A TROUGH ALONG AND NEAR THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST. THE HIGH SHIFTS E THU NIGHT, WITH THE TROUGH
EXTENDING S AND THEN CONTINUING ALONG OR NEAR THE COAST THROUGH
SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-150230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-150230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT AND WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-150230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT AND WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-150230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED AND WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-150230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT.
ANZ825-150230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-150230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-150230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-150230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-150230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-150230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT AND WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-150230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-150230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
945 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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