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FZNT22 KWBC 260241
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 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.
ANZ899-270245-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED WHILE WEAKENING.
THE WEAK FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT INTO
FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S
WATERS WED INTO WED NIGHT, THEN CONTINUE THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE SE
ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING.
ANZ820-270245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-270245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-270245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-270245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ910-270245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-270245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ828-270245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-270245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-270245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-270245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS
AND SHOWERS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-270245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS
AND SHOWERS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-270245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-270245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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