Offshore Waters
— Atlantic - West Central
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Apr 20, 2026 at 4:26 AM EDT
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000 FZNT22 KWBC 200826 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 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. ANZ899-202015- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will push across the waters today and tonight. High pressure will build E into the region tonight through Tue night. The high will weaken and slide over the southern waters Wed as low pressure and a cold front moves into the northern waters Wed and Wed night. The front will continue through the central waters Thu, then stall across the southern waters Thu night through Fri night as high pressure builds into the northern portions. $$ ANZ820-202015- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-202015- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-202015- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-202015- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-202015- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ825-202015- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-202015- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-202015- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-202015- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-202015- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-202015- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt, then, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-202015- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-202015- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.