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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1034 PM 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.
ANZ899-211445-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT PERSISTS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S PORTIONS TONIGHT, THEN DISSIPATES FRI. A
COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE NW TONIGHT, MOVES INTO THE
N PORTIONS FRI, THEN STALLS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT RETURNS
N AS A WARM FRONT LATER SAT, CLEARING N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER SAT AND
SAT NIGHT, LIFTING NE ALONG THE COAST SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE LOW
PULLS A COLD FRONT OFFSHORE LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT, AGAIN
STALLING ACROSS THE WATERS MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE STALLED FRONT TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-211445-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 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.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-211445-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-211445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-211445-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-211445-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-211445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-211445-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-211445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ830-211445-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ833-211445-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-211445-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-211445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-211445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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