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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
420 PM 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.
ANZ899-170815-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST S
AND E OF THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE N WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU, THEN DRIFT S
ACROSS THE REGION WHILE WEAKENING THU NIGHT INTO SAT. 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 NE
AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND E
OVER THE N WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN LIFT N OF THE REGION SUN.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S OVER THE WATERS SUN NIGHT
INTO MON NIGHT AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS W OVER THE S
WATERS.
ANZ820-170815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. 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. 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 E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-170815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW 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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-170815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-170815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-170815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO 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 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-170815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-170815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ925-170815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-170815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 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 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-170815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-170815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 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
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-170815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-170815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
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
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE 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
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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