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FZNT22 KWBC 160837
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 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.
ANZ899-162000-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A FRONT WILL BE NEARLY
STATIONARY OFF OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TODAY THROUGH FRI WITH
WEAK LOWS MOVING E ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY N AS
A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT, MOVING N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT.
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE LOCATED ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST SAT
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS FROM THE NW. THE
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N WATERS SUN, STALLING OFF OF THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MON,
WHILE TO THE S WEAK LOW PRESSURE OR A TROUGH SHOULD BE LOCATED
NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST. THE FRONT MOVES BACK N AS A WARM FRONT
LATE MON, MOVING N OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. A TROUGH SHOULD BE
LOCATED ALONG OR NEAR THE ENTIRE COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE, AND A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS FROM THE NW TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-162000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN HAZE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-162000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN
HAZE.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HAZE.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-162000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. HAZE.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-162000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
HAZE.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-162000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT, BECOMING 2 FT
OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW, THEN, INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-162000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-162000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-162000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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