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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 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.
ANZ899-082000-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD WILL STALL ACROSS THE FAR
S WATERS TODAY AND REMAIN STATIONARY INTO SAT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD E ACROSS WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY AND SHIFT E
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE STALLED FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
COAST LATE SAT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN.
THEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE COAST LATE SUN AND SUN
NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY PUSH OFFSHORE MON AND MON NIGHT. BROAD LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT WELL OFFSHORE THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST BY LATE MON, THEN TRACK TO THE NE OF THE AREA MON
NIGHT AND TUE WHILE PULLING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS TUE
AND TUE NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT.
ANZ820-082000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-082000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-082000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-082000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-082000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-082000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-082000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-082000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-082000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-082000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-082000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N, THEN, BECOMING NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-082000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-082000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
433 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE, THEN,
BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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