Offshore Waters
— Atlantic - West Central
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Sep 01, 2026 at 10:40 AM EDT
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000 FZNT22 KWBC 011440 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 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. ANZ899-020215- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...With weak high pressure persistent over much of the S waters, along with a weak surface trough today, a front will be nearly stationary today and tonight over the N waters off of S New England and the N Delmarva peninsula. The front nudges slightly SW Wed. Retreating high pressure NE of the front Wed night and Thu will allow the front to gradually move N as a warm front, with the front moving N of the area Thu night. A cold front approaches the N waters from the NW Thu night, moves S through the N and central waters Fri through Fri night, and then slowly moves farther S to off of the SE U.S. coast Sat and Sat night. To the N, a secondary cold front may move through N waters overnight Fri and early Sat, with high pressure then building SE Sat night. $$ ANZ820-020215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-020215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-020215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-020215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-020215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain, then isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-020215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-020215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-020215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-020215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-020215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-020215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-020215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-020215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1040 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.