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FZNT22 KWBC 120902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 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.
ANZ899-122000-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL STALL JUST N
OF THE AREA TODAY AS STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE MOVES E ALONG
THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT TRAILING S AND SW FROM THE LOW WILL SLIDE
E AND SE OVER THE WATERS TODAY. LOW PRESSURE AND THE COLD FRONT
WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS OVER THE AREA TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS FROM THE W AND NW TUE NIGHT, MOVES INTO THE
WATERS WED, AND THEN STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS WED NIGHT
INTO THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE N PORTION BEHIND
THIS FRONT, WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE S PORTIONS
WED THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI
AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SE OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-122000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ915-122000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT.
ANZ920-122000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT.
ANZ905-122000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT.
ANZ910-122000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING
TO 12 TO 15 FT.
ANZ825-122000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-122000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-122000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-122000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-122000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-122000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-122000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
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
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-122000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
502 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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