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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 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.

ANZ899-150830-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front will move SE
through the region tonight, then stall S and E of the waters Tue
and Tue night 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 into Fri while
weakening. Another cold front will move S through the N waters
Fri into Fri night. Another high will build overhead Sat and Sat
night.

$$

ANZ820-150830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-150830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 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...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-150830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-150830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
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 to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ910-150830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ825-150830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-150830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-150830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-150830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-150830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 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 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-150830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-150830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-150830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
421 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.