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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 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.

ANZ899-202000-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist across the S and central waters today through Sun night.
A cold front will move SE and reach the far NW waters Wed night,
move through the N waters Thu, then stall over the central
waters Thu night through Fri. The front will very slowly drift N
as a warm front Sat through Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-202000-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Areas of fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
9 ft.

$$

ANZ915-202000-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
10 ft.

$$

ANZ920-202000-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ905-202000-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-202000-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ825-202000-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ828-202000-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-202000-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-202000-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-202000-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt, then,
increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-202000-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-202000-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-202000-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
446 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.