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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 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.
ANZ899-152000-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT, THEN SHIFTS E OF THE
REGION FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS
TODAY, THEN LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND FRI.
ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT
NIGHT, THEN PASS SE OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THE FRONT
WILL STALL JUST SE AND E OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SUN
NIGHT INTO MON NIGHT WHILE LOW PRESSURE FORMS ON THE FRONT JUST E
OF THE SOUTERN WATERS. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL BUILD INTO
THE NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO MON NIGHT. MARINERS
SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS LATE FRI INTO SUN.
ANZ820-152000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ915-152000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-152000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-152000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. TSTMS
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-152000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ830-152000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-152000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ930-152000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ835-152000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW, THEN,
BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 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 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ935-152000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
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.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
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