Atlantic Text Briefing Package

FZNT21 KWBC 092027
OFFNT1

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm
offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New
England.

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.

ANZ898-100745-
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist across the area tonight into Fri. A cold front will move
to the coast early Fri night, then push SE across the area late 
Fri night into Sat. Another high will build SE across the area 
Sat night into Sun, then shift E and SE of the waters Sun night 
as a warm front lifts NE over New England. Another cold front 
will slowly approach from the NW Mon and Mon night, move offshore
Tue, then stall over the S portions Tue night. 

$$

ANZ800-100745-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-100745-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-100745-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-100745-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-100745-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
427 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.

Last Update: Thu, 09-Apr-2026 20:28:49 UTC
Updates: Four times per day

FZNT22 KWBC 092030
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 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.

ANZ899-100745-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist across the area tonight into Fri. High pressure will 
build SW and S across the most of the waters later Fri and Fri 
night, then shift SE and slowly weaken Sat. A cold front will 
move into the N portions Sat, then cross the S portion Sat night.
Another high pressure will build SE and E over the region Sun 
into Sun night, then pass E of the area late Sun night into Mon 
while maintaining a ridge SW across the central and S areas 
through Tue night. Another cold front will slowly approach from 
the NW later Mon and Mon night, then stall just N of the area Tue
and Tue night. 

$$

ANZ820-100745-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-100745-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-100745-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming NE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-100745-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
9 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-100745-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-100745-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-100745-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-100745-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-100745-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-100745-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-100745-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-100745-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-100745-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.

Last Update: Thu, 09-Apr-2026 20:32:38 UTC
Updates: Four times per day

FZNT01 KWBC 092204
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC THU APR 09 2026

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 

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. 

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT 
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

FOR INFORMATION ON ATLANTIC ICEBERGS SEE INFORMATION FROM NORTH
ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP
(ALL LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC APR 09. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 62N39W 980 MB MOVING SE 20 KT.
WITHIN 120 NM S OF A LINE FROM 62N35W TO 60N40W TO 61N47W...FROM
58N TO 60N BETWEEN 54W AND 58W...AND FROM 49N TO 52N BETWEEN 47W
AND 50W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO
65N E OF A LINE FROM 40N TO 61N60W TO 64N51W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N39W 981 MB. FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 37W
AND 47W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 56N30W 989 MB. FROM 50N TO
58N E OF 42W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N
TO 60N E OF 48W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR
54N35W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL E OF AREA. FROM 40N TO 60N E OF
47W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. 

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 37N54W 1021 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 40N50W TO 35N60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 39N48W TO 43N52W TO
41N63W TO 36N76W TO 31N81W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N52W 1020 MB. FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 48W
AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N43W 1018 MB. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
39N55W DESCRIBED BELOW. 

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 63N37W 996 MB. FROM 61N TO 65N BETWEEN
36W AND 41W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF
60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 62N33W 1003 MB. N
OF 62N E OF 39W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. 

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N62W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM
42N57W TO 36N75W BETWEEN 57W AND 81W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N55W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 360 NM
SE OF A LINE FROM 33N60W TO 44N50W TO 44N38W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 31N61W TO 43N43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N59W 1004 MB. FROM 48N TO 57N BETWEEN 48W
AND 72W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N47W 1009 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 49N TO 53N E OF
37W...AND FROM 60N TO 63N E OF 41W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 61N W OF 49W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE N
OF 48N...FROM 42N TO 47N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W. 

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 51N W OF 46W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
GREENLAND. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
GREENLAND.

.FORECASTER POCHE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N80.5W. WITHIN 31N68W TO
31N81W TO 25N80W TO 28N73W TO 31N68W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N68W TO 26N77W TO 24N75W TO
24N72W TO 26N67W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 22N78W.
WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N75W TO 28N68W TO 29N60W 
TO 31N57W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM 31N60.5W TO 22N74W.
WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N76W TO 26N77W TO 24N74W TO 26N71W TO 31N63W 
...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 26N43W TO 24N46W TO 20N43W TO 16N35W TO
25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 19N41W TO 30N35W TO 30N45W TO 20N55W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W 
TO 19N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 30N50W TO 22N55W TO 07N50W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO 
NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 25N46W TO 31N60W TO 07N50W TO
07N35W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N67W TO 14N73W TO 13N75W TO 10N72W TO 11N70W
TO 11N66W TO 12N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N74W TO 13N78W TO 10N78W TO
11N73W TO 12N69W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N76W TO 13N78W TO 11N79W TO 10N78W TO
10N77W TO 11N75W TO 13N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 29N85W TO 30N87W TO 30N89W TO 28N91W TO
26N88W TO 27N85W TO 29N85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.


.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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