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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 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.
ANZ899-122100-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT OVER THE S WATERS
WILL PASS S OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED. LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE WATERS WED INTO THU. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION THU INTO FRI. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT, THEN SHIFT E
OF THE REGION SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE.
ANZ820-122100-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-122100-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-122100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-122100-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-122100-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-122100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-122100-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-122100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-122100-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-122100-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-122100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-122100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-122100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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