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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 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.
ANZ899-231945-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE ORIENTED SW TO NE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH
THU NIGHT, WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E FROM NEW ENGLAND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS. LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF THE S
CENTRAL WATERS THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY N TODAY AND
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING, REACHING GEORGES
BANK LATE FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT. STRONG COUNTERFLOW TO
THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE LARGE, VERY STEEP, AND POSSIBLY
BREAKING WAVES RESULTING IN A PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS SEA STATE.
THE LOW WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA EARLY SAT, THEN REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
SE ACROSS THE S WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING
FORECASTS FOR THE LOW PRESSURE, AND CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS
NEEDED. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT, IMPACTFUL TO THE
MARINER.
ANZ820-231945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-231945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-231945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-231945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-231945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-231945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-231945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
16 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-231945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-231945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO
21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
18 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-231945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-231945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-231945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-231945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
511 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
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