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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1042 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.
ANZ899-130230-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COMPLEX AREA OF STRENGTHENING
LOW PRESSURES ACROSS THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS PUSHES OFF TO
THE E TODAY AND TONIGHT, PULLING A TRAILING COLD FRONT E OF THE
AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR N PORTIONS LATE
TONIGHT, STALLS SE OFF LONG ISLAND TUE, THEN RETURNS N AS A WARM
FRONT TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUE
NIGHT AND WED, SHIFTS TO THE S PORTIONS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU
NIGHT, THEN MOVES E AND DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE N PORTIONS WED NIGHT AND THU, BRIEFLY STALLS OFF THE
OUTER BANKS THU NIGHT, THEN LIFTS BACK TO THE N EARLY FRI. A
STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS THE COAST LATER FRI, PUSHING E ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E
ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRI
INTO THE WEEKEND, IN PARTICULAR ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS.
ANZ820-130230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-130230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
CHANCE OF 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
10 FT.
ANZ920-130230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF 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.
ANZ905-130230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 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 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-130230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF 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 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-130230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 9 FT.
ANZ828-130230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 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 8 FT.
ANZ925-130230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
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.
ANZ830-130230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
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 8 FT.
ANZ833-130230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
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
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-130230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
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 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-130230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-130230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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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