####018013660#### FZNT22 KWBC 170248 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 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. ANZ899-180230- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the southern and central waters tonight into Fri, shift just S of the waters Fri night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. A warm front will lift well N of the area as a warm front tonight into Fri. A cold front will move SE across the waters late tonight and Fri, stall Fri night and Sat, then return N as a warm front Sat night and Sun. A strong cold front will move E across the area Sun and Sun night, before a secondary cold front moves over the N portion Mon. High pressure will build E into the region Mon night through Tue night. $$ ANZ820-180230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-180230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog. Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-180230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-180230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-180230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-180230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-180230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-180230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-180230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-180230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-180230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-180230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-180230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1048 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.