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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1042 PM 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.
ANZ899-280245-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIFT N
AS A WEAK WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD W ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT, THEN
PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 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 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE
WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS
FROM THE NW LATE SUN NIGHT, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-280245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
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
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-280245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
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
5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-280245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-280245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-280245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-280245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-280245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-280245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ830-280245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-280245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-280245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-280245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
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
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-280245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 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
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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