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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 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.
ANZ899-142000-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE NE WHILE PASSING NEAR OR JUST E OF THE WATERS TODAY, AND
CONTINUE STRENGTHENING WHILE MOVING OFF TO THE NE OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN
SLOWLY PASS E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY, TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI AS
WEAK LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE WATERS NEAR OR JUST N OF THE AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS BY LATE
FRI, AND EXPAND OVER ALL OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE
HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E OF THE N PORTION SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT WILL
REACH THE FAR N WATERS SUN NIGHT, THEN STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE
FAR N WATERS MON INTO MON NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON
NIGHT.
ANZ820-142000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING
NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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 W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-142000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-142000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY, THEN SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-142000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 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 5 FT.
ANZ825-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-142000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 25 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 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-142000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-142000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. 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 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-142000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE 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 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-142000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 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 4 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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-142000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 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
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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