Offshore Waters
— Atlantic - West Central
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Mar 01, 2026 at 8:45 AM UTC
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000 FZNT22 KWBC 010845 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters beyond 20 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. ANZ899-011945- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak low pressure and a trailing cold front will clear the far outer waters early today. A strong cold front will move S across the waters by later this morning into tonight. Strong high pressure will build over New England Sun night and Mon, then move offshore across the N waters Mon into Mon night. A low pressure trough will form near the SE United States coast Mon into Mon night. The high will move E over the N waters later Mon night as the trough persists. A warm front will develop and lift N across the central and N waters Tue into Tue night, followed by the approach of the next cold front late Tue night. This cold front will stall over the N portions Wed, then lift back N of the area Wed night as a warm front. High pressure E of the S waters will expand across the waters Thu. A cold front will approach the far N waters late Thu night. $$ ANZ820-011945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, becoming 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Light freezing spray early. Chance of rain. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-011945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-011945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt early, then, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-011945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Light freezing spray early. .TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-011945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-011945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW early, then, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, becoming 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of snow or rain early, then a chance of rain. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-011945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt early, then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of snow or rain. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-011945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-011945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-011945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-011945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-011945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-011945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 345 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.