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FZNT22 KWBC 130237
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1037 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.
ANZ899-140230-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER
MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED. LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE WATERS LATE
WED, THEN CONTINUE TO TRACK NE AND PASS NEAR OR JUST E OF THE
OUTER WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU. THE STRENGTHENING LOW WILL PASS
NE OF THE AREA LATE THU INTO THU NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION THU INTO EARLY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE
REGION SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE OVER THE N
PORTION. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OVER THE N WATERS SUN AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS. THE HIGH WILL
EXPAND OVER ALL OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-140230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 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. SHOWERS LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. 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
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-140230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. 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 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. 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.
ANZ920-140230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, 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 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
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.
ANZ905-140230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 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.
ANZ910-140230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 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 SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
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.
ANZ825-140230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, 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. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-140230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 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.
ANZ925-140230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 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.
ANZ830-140230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 10 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
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-140230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-140230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. 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 SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-140230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF 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
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-140230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1037 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND 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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