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FZNT22 KWBC 160843
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 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.
ANZ899-162000-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST
S AND E OF THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU AS MULTIPLE WEAK AREAS
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU, THEN SHIFT E AND
WEAKEN THU NIGHT. THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA WILL VERY SLOWLY
DRIFT BACK NW INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE THU INTO FRI WHILE
DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE N WATERS
LATE FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE SUN. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER
HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE N WATERS SAT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THAT
HIGH WILL SHIFT E SAT NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A NEW WARM FRONT MOVING
E INTO THE N WATERS SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE N
WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE S
WATERS.
ANZ820-162000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN,
BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-162000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ920-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-162000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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, BECOMING SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-162000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-162000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-162000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 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
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-162000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-162000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ935-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
443 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
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 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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