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FZNT22 KWBC 172031
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 60 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.
ANZ899-180800-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT
JUST S OF THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUN, THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY, STALL TONIGHT
AND SAT, THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. 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 THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND SLIDE OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS
WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS WED AND WED
NIGHT.
ANZ820-180800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT, THEN, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-180800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-180800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW, THEN,
BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-180800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT, THEN, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-180800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-180800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW, THEN, BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO 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 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-180800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW, THEN,
BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-180800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. 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 W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-180800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW, THEN, BECOMING
S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-180800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-180800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 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.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-180800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-180800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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