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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1028 PM 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.
ANZ899-150230-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
NE OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE WATERS THIS EVENING, THEN CONTINUE
TO TRACK NE AND PASS NEAR OR JUST E OF THE OUTER WATERS 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 NIGHT INTO
MON AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE N WATERS MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-150230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD TSTMS, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-150230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-150230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN BECOMING W
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-150230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 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 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-150230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-150230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT AND FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-150230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-150230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W 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 SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-150230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 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
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-150230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-150230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-150230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-150230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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