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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1036 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.
ANZ899-170330-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST S
AND E OF THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH FRI AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU, THEN SHIFT E OF
THE REGION WHILE WEAKENING THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S
THROUGH THE N WATERS LATE FRI INTO SAT, STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH
WILL BUILD N OF THE REGION SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT
NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND E OVER THE N WATERS SAT NIGHT,
THEN LIFT N OF THE REGION SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER
THE FAR NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS W
OVER THE S WATERS.
ANZ820-170330-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, 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 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-170330-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-170330-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-170330-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-170330-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ825-170330-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. 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 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-170330-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-170330-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1036 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.
ANZ830-170330-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 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
3 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 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-170330-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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
4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO 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.
ANZ930-170330-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-170330-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1036 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 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 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
ANZ935-170330-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 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 7 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 LESS THAN 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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