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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 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.
ANZ899-190215-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT
JUST S OF THE WATERS TODAY INTO SUN, THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND N PORTIONS TODAY,
THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT 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.
ANZ820-190215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 6 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.
ANZ915-190215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ920-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
ANZ905-190215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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.
ANZ910-190215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
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.
ANZ825-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W 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 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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.
ANZ828-190215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ925-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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.
ANZ830-190215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-190215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 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.
ANZ930-190215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE 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.
ANZ835-190215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. 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.
ANZ935-190215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1038 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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