Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
565 FZNT22 KWBC 141502 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1102 AM 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. ANZ899-150315- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front will move SE through the region today into 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 weak cold front will move S through the N waters Fri into Fri night. $$ ANZ820-150315- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-150315- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .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. $$ ANZ920-150315- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-150315- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-150315- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-150315- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 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...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. 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. $$ ANZ828-150315- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-150315- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. 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. $$ ANZ830-150315- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-150315- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-150315- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-150315- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 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. Slight chance of 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. $$ ANZ935-150315- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1102 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.