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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
449 PM 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.
ANZ899-130900-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER
THE REGION TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED. LOW PRESSURE
WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU, THEN MOVE NE
OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. 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. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OVER THE N
WATERS BY SUN NIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS.
ANZ820-130900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S, THEN,
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 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. AREAS OF FOG AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-130900-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW, THEN, BECOMING
S. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-130900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-130900-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-130900-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-130900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE, THEN,
BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-130900-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING
S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
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 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-130900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-130900-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-130900-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-130900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-130900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-130900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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