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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 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.
ANZ899-192000-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
N AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS LATER TODAY. LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANTS OF ARTHUR, WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST AND NE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE PULLING A COLD
FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS. THE LOW WILL BEGIN MOVING
AWAY FROM THE REGION SAT, WITH THE COLD FRONT STALLING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS LATER SAT. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS
MONITORING THE REMNANTS OF ARTHUR FOR POSSIBLE SUBTROPICAL OR
TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE TODAY, THEN NE ACROSS
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH SAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. OTHERWISE, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE S LATER SUN THROUGH MON, THEN
WEAKEN MON NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-192000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS EARLY. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-192000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-192000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-192000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-192000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-192000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-192000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-192000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 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
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-192000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. TSTMS LIKELY AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-192000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. TSTMS LIKELY AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-192000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-192000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-192000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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