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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 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.
ANZ899-242000-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
BROAD LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF THE
S AND CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT N AND NE TODAY INTO FRI NIGHT
WHILE STRENGTHENING, PASSING JUST N OF THE WATERS SAT. THE LOW
WILL THEN MEANDER JUST N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT
WHILE WEAKENING BEFORE FINALLY MOVING OFF TO THE E AND NE MON AND
MON NIGHT. STRONG COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE
LARGE, VERY STEEP, AND POSSIBLY BREAKING WAVES RESULTING IN A
PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS SEA STATE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
SE TOWARD THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. MARINERS
SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING FORECASTS AS THE STRENGTHENING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY CROSSES THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND, AND
CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION
EVENT, AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL TO THE MARINER.
ANZ820-242000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
ANZ915-242000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-242000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-242000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
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. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-242000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
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.
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-242000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-242000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. SHOWERS WITH
TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-242000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 26 FT. SHOWERS WITH
TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
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. RAIN LIKELY,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-242000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
22 FT. SHOWERS WITH TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO
22 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND NUMEROUS TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-242000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SHOWERS
WITH TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-242000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. SHOWERS
WITH TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-242000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS WITH
TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-242000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
438 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SHOWERS
WITH TSTMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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