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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 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.
ANZ899-160830-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRI,
SHIFT JUST S OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SUN, THEN WEAKEN SUN
NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL N OF THE AREA TONIGHT
THROUGH FRI, THEN MOVE SLOWLY S OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT,
BEFORE A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE N PORTION MON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TOWARDS THE REGION MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-160830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-160830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-160830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-160830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-160830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-160830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-160830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-160830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-160830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-160830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-160830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-160830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW 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, DIMINISHING TO 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 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-160830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW, THEN,
INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
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