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FZNT22 KWBC 130842
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 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.
ANZ899-132000-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
THE S WATERS, A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N WATERS TODAY AND
BECOMES STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK N AS A WARM FRONT
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG AND NEAR
THE COAST BY TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS EARLY WED, REACHING AREAS OFFSHORE OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC WED NIGHT, AND STALLING OFF OF THE N CAROLINA
COAST THU. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE N WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT. AS THE HIGH MOVES E THU NIGHT, THE FRONT MOVES BACK N AS A
WARM FRONT, MOVING N OF THE WATERS FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS LATE FRI, SWEEPING SE OVER THE AREA FRI
NIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE S WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. TO THE N, S OF BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER
SE CANADA, A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS AND SECONDARY FRONTS MOVE
SE THROUGH THE N WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD
MONITOR FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRI INTO THE
WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY OVER N AND CENTRAL AREAS.
ANZ820-132000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ915-132000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING S
TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
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 S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ920-132000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING.
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 SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ905-132000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN, BECOMING E 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
WINDS BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-132000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT, THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-132000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT, THEN BECOMING SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
THU
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING
NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-132000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-132000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
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 S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-132000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-132000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-132000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-132000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-132000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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