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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 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.
ANZ899-160200-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING
S THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING, THEN STALL S AND
E OF THE WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS MULTIPLE WEAK AREAS
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU, THEN WEAKEN THU
NIGHT. THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT BACK W OVER THE AREA
WED NIGHT INTO FRI WHILE WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
S THROUGH THE N WATERS LATE FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT BEFORE LIFTING BACK N INTO
THE NORTHERN WATERS AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH WILL
BUILD OVER THE N WATERS SAT, THEN SHIFT E SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-160200-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-160200-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-160200-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-160200-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-160200-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-160200-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-160200-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-160200-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-160200-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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 6 FT.
ANZ833-160200-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-160200-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-160200-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-160200-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
953 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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