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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 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.
ANZ899-272000-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS
THE WATERS TODAY INTO FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD W
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY, THEN PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH WILL
MOVE NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT 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.
ANZ820-272000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-272000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE 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.
MON
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-272000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-272000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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.
ANZ828-272000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. 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 W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ925-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
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 W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-272000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
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
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. 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
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-272000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 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 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-272000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
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.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-272000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-272000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
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