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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 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.
ANZ899-210315-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD
OVER THE WATERS TODAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT REACHES THE NW WATERS
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE INTO THE AREA BUT WEAKEN LATER
FRI. A WARM FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS ON SAT THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUN THEN MOVE INTO THE WATERS SUN NIGHT
INTO MON. A STRONGER SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-210315-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-210315-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-210315-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-210315-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-210315-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-210315-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-210315-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-210315-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-210315-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-210315-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED 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.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-210315-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-210315-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-210315-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 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 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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