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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1028 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.
ANZ899-160215-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT AND PASS 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.
ANZ820-160215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. 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.
ANZ915-160215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 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 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. 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.
ANZ920-160215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW 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.
ANZ905-160215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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.
ANZ910-160215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
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 4 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 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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.
ANZ825-160215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 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 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 5 TO 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.
ANZ828-160215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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 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 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
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-160215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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 W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN AND 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.
ANZ830-160215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 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 AND TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-160215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 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 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-160215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 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.
ANZ835-160215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 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 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-160215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN AND 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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