Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
927 FZNT22 KWBC 161436 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 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. ANZ899-170330- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will persist S and E of the waters today through Fri as a series of weak low pressure centers track NE along the boundary. High pressure will continue across the N waters today through Thu, then shift E of the region while weakening Thu night. A cold front will move S through the N waters late Fri into Sat, stall across the central waters Sat night, then dissipate Sun into Sun night. Another high will build N of the region Sat, then shift E of the area Sat night. A warm front will extend E over the N waters Sat night, then lift N of the region Sun. Another cold front will move over the far NW waters Sun night as a high pressure ridge builds W over the S waters. $$ ANZ820-170330- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-170330- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-170330- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-170330- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-170330- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-170330- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-170330- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-170330- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-170330- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-170330- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-170330- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-170330- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-170330- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.