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FZNT22 KWBC 040852
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 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.
ANZ899-041945-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD WILL MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS THIS MORNING. MARINERS SHOULD USE CAUTION FOR POTENTIALLY
VERY GUSTY WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS IN AND NEAR STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. THE FRONT THEN STALLS OFF OF THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY BACK N AS A
WARM FRONT WED, MOVING N OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
THEN WILL BE LOCATED OVER MUCH OF THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT.
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY FRI INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE A TROUGH
PERSISTS ALONG THE SE COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-041945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-041945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE, THEN,
BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-041945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-041945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-041945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-041945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-041945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-041945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-041945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-041945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-041945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-041945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-041945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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