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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 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.
ANZ899-220930-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT IS LOCATED
OVER THE NE WATERS, EXTENDING INTO A LOW CENTER NEAR 39N70W, WITH
A COLD FRONT THEN EXTENDING SW FRONT THE CENTER TO THE VIRGINIA
CAPES. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR THE VIRGINIA CAPES
EASTWARD TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS S OF
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND MOVES SLOWLY N AND NE. COMPLEX,
STRENGTHENING, LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY N, ALONG OR S
OF THE FRONT, WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE N OR NW INTO THE
N WATERS OR JUST N OF N WATERS BY SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE REGION WHILE INTERACTING WITH THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE AREA TO
GENERATE STRONG NE TO E GALES STARTING TUE, WITH A PERIOD OF
STORM FORCE WINDS BY LATE THU. EXPECT BUILDING SEAS TUE THROUGH
FRI NIGHT MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS. MARINERS
SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
SYSTEM LIKELY IMPACTS MOST OF THE REGION TUE THROUGH THU NIGHT.
PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST OPC AND COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS.
ANZ820-220930-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
ANZ915-220930-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
ANZ920-220930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
20 TO 31 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 29 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ905-220930-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
ANZ910-220930-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
ANZ825-220930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ828-220930-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ925-220930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
ANZ830-220930-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 26 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
ANZ833-220930-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ930-220930-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE, THEN,
BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 27 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ835-220930-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-220930-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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