Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
949 FZNT22 KWBC 182112 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 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. ANZ899-190745- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weakening stationary front will dissipate just S and E of the waters tonight. High pressure will weaken across the S portion tonight into Sat night. A cold front will move S through the N waters tonight, stall across the central waters Sat, then slowly dissipate Sat night into Sun night. Another high will build N of the region Sat, then shift NE and E of the area Sat night and Sun. A warm front will extend E over the N waters Sat night, then lift N of the region Sun. Another cold front will move into the N waters Sun night and Mon, persist Mon night through Tue night as low pressure develops along the boundary, then move slowly back to the N Wed and Wed night. Strong high pressure will build N of the region while interacting with the front over the area to generate NE to E gales just N of the front late Tue into Wed night. $$ ANZ820-190745- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ915-190745- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ920-190745- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ905-190745- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, 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 S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ910-190745- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ825-190745- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ828-190745- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE, then, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ925-190745- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE 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...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ830-190745- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ833-190745- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ930-190745- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ835-190745- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-190745- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 512 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.