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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 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.

ANZ899-100830-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front S of the
region will lift N over the S portion tonight while dissipating.
A cold front will move E across the waters tonight and Sun. Low
pressure will develop along the front and move across the N
portions tonight into Sun. Another cold front will move to the
coast late Sun and Sun night, then slowly push offshore Mon and
Mon night. Broad low pressure will develop along the front well
offshore the Mid-Atlantic coast by late Mon, then track to the
NE of the area Mon night and Tue while pulling the cold front
through the remainder of the waters. High pressure will build E
across the waters Tue into Wed behind the cold front, then will
shift E Wed night. Low pressure will move off the SE or Mid-
Atlantic coast and move offshore into the general area Thu and
Thu night.

$$

ANZ820-100830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog, then scattered showers and chance of
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-100830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog,
scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog, then scattered showers and chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-100830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-100830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-100830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-100830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog, then scattered showers and chance of tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-100830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog. Chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-100830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-100830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt,
then, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-100830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-100830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-100830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-100830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.