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FZNT22 KWBC 131456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 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.
ANZ899-140215-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE NE OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE WATERS LATER TODAY OR THIS
EVENING, THEN CONTINUE TO TRACK NE AND PASS NEAR OR JUST E OF THE
OUTER WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU WHILE STRENGTHENING. 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
SE TOWARD THE NEW JERSEY COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND SE
OVER THE N WATERS SUN INTO SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES
OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS.
ANZ820-140215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO 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 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 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ915-140215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-140215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-140215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-140215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-140215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-140215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-140215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-140215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-140215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-140215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-140215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S 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 4 FT.
ANZ935-140215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E 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
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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