Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
768 FZNT22 KWBC 192103 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 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. ANZ899-200915- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will weaken across the far S portion tonight. A cold front moving into the S waters tonight, will stall and then slowly dissipate tonight into Sun. Another high N of the region, will shift NE and E of the area tonight and Sun. A warm front will extend E over the N waters early Sun, then lift N of the region by late Sun. Another cold front will move SE into the N waters Sun night and Mon, then stall from near the Virginia Capes eastward Mon night through Tue night as low pressure develops along the boundary. Low pressure or a wave of low pressures will move slowly N along the front Wed through Thu night. Strong high pressure will build N of the region while interacting with the frontal boundary and low pressure over the area to generate NE to E gales and building seas late Tue into Thu night. $$ ANZ820-200915- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft. .THU...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ915-200915- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E, then, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ920-200915- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ905-200915- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .THU...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ910-200915- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ825-200915- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N. Seas 16 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ828-200915- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ925-200915- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ830-200915- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ833-200915- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ930-200915- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ835-200915- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ935-200915- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 503 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.