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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 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.
ANZ899-142030-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS TODAY INTO THU NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF
THE REGION FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS TODAY
AND TONIGHT, STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU, THEN LIFT BACK
TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER HIGH WILL
BUILD SE OVER THE REGION THU AND THU NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SE OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT, THEN PASS S
OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS YET ANOTHER HIGH
BUILDS JUST N OF THE REGION. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT
FORECASTS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
LATE FRI INTO SUN.
ANZ820-142030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-142030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-142030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-142030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-142030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 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, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-142030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-142030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-142030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-142030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-142030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-142030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ835-142030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ935-142030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
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