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FZNT22 KWBC 110915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 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.
ANZ899-111945-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S
AND SE OVER THE WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT AND THE SOUTHERN
WATERS TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT
AND TUE AND PERSIST INTO WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE COAST THU WHILE A WARM FRONT LIFTS N THROUGH THE WATERS. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS THROUGH EARLY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-111945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-111945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-111945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-111945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-111945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-111945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-111945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-111945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT, THEN, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-111945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-111945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-111945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW, THEN, INCREASING
TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-111945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-111945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
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