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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 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.
ANZ899-170345-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY INTO FRI,
SHIFT JUST S OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SUN, THEN WEAKEN SUN
NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE JUST N OF THE AREA TODAY,
THEN LIFT WELL N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO FRI.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND
FRI, STALL FRI NIGHT, 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 INTO THE REGION MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-170345-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-170345-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-170345-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-170345-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, TSTMS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-170345-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-170345-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-170345-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 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 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-170345-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-170345-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-170345-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-170345-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-170345-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 4 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
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-170345-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1024 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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