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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
447 PM 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.
ANZ899-150800-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE NE OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. 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 TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-150800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-150800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-150800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-150800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-150800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-150800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-150800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-150800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-150800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-150800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-150800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-150800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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. 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.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-150800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
447 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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