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FZNT22 KWBC 260829
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 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.
ANZ899-262000-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL WEAKEN
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY BEFORE LIFTING N AS A WEAK WARM
FRONT TONIGHT INTO FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD W
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT, THEN
PERSIST THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI BEFORE
CLEARING NE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN
NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS FROM THE NW LATE SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-262000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 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, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-262000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-262000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-262000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-262000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-262000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-262000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-262000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-262000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE 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 SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-262000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-262000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS
AND SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-262000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS, TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-262000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS, TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
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