Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
251 FZNT22 KWBC 152021 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 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. ANZ899-160830- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front S of the area will stall S and E of the waters tonight as multiple weak areas of low pressure develop along the boundary. High pressure will build E across the N waters tonight through Thu, then weaken Thu night. The front SE of the area will drift back W over the area Wed night into Fri while weakening. Another cold front will move S through the N waters late Fri into Fri night. The front will stall across the central waters Sat before lifting back N into the northern waters as a warm front Sat night. Another high will build over the N waters Sat, then shift E Sat night. A weak low will move into the central waters Sun and Sun night. $$ ANZ820-160830- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-160830- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-160830- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-160830- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-160830- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-160830- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-160830- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-160830- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-160830- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-160830- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-160830- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-160830- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-160830- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 421 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.