Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
554 FZNT22 KWBC 170832 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 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. ANZ899-172000- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front extending SE from the mid-Atlantic coast will lift N across the waters today through Tue. Meanwhile, high pressure across the waters N of the front will shift E today. Low pressure will track slowly E across waters just N of the area while strengthening today into Tue, then clear NE of the area Tue night into Wed while weakening. The low will pull a cold front across the N portions today and tonight, 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, then merge with a cold front moving SE into the N waters. The cold front will reach the central waters Thu night, then become nearly stationary over the central portions Fri into Fri night as weak low pressure begins to develop along the front. $$ ANZ820-172000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-172000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-172000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-172000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-172000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-172000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-172000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-172000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to 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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-172000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-172000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 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. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-172000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-172000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 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...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-172000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW, then, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.