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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1052 PM 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.
ANZ899-100230-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS SAT. A STATIONARY
FRONT WILL PERSIST JUST S OF THE REGION TONIGHT, THEN LIFT N
ACROSS THE WATERS AS A WARM FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE SAT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS
SAT NIGHT AND SUN. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND
MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTIONS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. 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 INTO WED BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT, THEN WILL SHIFT E WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-100230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-100230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, TSTMS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT AND TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-100230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-100230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-100230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-100230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-100230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-100230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-100230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 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 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-100230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-100230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-100230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-100230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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