Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
208 FZNT22 KWBC 152038 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 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. ANZ899-160800- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending E over the waters from near Cape Fear this evening will persist into Sun, and then return N as a weak warm front Sun night into Mon. Meanwhile, high pressure builds SE across the waters behind the front tonight, then shifts E Sun and Sun night. Low pressure moves to near Long Island late Sun night, then tracks slowly E across waters just N of the area Mon into Tue, before clearing NE of the area Tue night into Wed. The low pulls a cold front across the N portions Mon and Mon night, with the front stalling over the central waters Tue through Wed night while slowly weakening. The front will slowly return N as a weak warm front Thu, reaching the N waters Thu night. $$ ANZ820-160800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-160800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms and numerous showers. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-160800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms and numerous showers. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-160800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-160800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE, then, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-160800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-160800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-160800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms and numerous showers. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-160800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers, then scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-160800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-160800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-160800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-160800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 438 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.