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FZNT22 KWBC 222044
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 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.
ANZ899-230800-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS
WESTERN GEORGES BANK, OR ABOUT 60 NM TO THE E OF CAPE COD, WILL
CONTINUE LIFTING N OF THE AREA TONIGHT, AND WHILE PULLING THE
TRAILING STATIONARY FRONT GRADUALLY N AND NW AS A WARM FRONT. A
COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SUN,
MOVES OFFSHORE SUN NIGHT, THEN PUSHES E ACROSS THE WATERS MON.
THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS LATE MON THROUGH WED
NIGHT, EXTENDING E TO NE FROM NEAR CAPE HATTERAS. THE FRONT THEN
LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU AND THU NIGHT, WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S PORTIONS.
ANZ820-230800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-230800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE,
THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-230800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-230800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S, THEN, INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-230800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-230800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-230800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-230800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-230800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-230800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-230800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-230800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-230800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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