FZNT21 KWBC 202022
OFFNT1

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 60 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.

ANZ898-210815-
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A cold front along the New
England coast will move SE across the waters tonight. High 
pressure will build across the area Thu, persist Thu night 
through Sat, then shift NE Sat night into Sun. Low pressure will 
approach from the SW Sat night, track NE across the waters Sun
into Mon, then clear E of the area Mon night. 

$$

ANZ800-210815-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 ft,
becoming 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-210815-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-210815-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

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

$$

ANZ810-210815-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-210815-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.

FZNT22 KWBC 202023
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
423 PM EDT Wed May 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.

ANZ899-210815-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist across the S portions tonight through Mon night. A cold 
front will approach from the NW tonight, move across the N 
portions Thu and Thu night, then stall off the Mid-Atlantic coast
E of the Virginia Capes Fri into Sat. Low pressure will develop
along the front along the Delmarva coast by Sat. The low will
move NE across the area later Sat into Sun, lifting the front N 
through the waters as a warm front. Another cold front will move 
into the waters Sun night, then again stall over the central 
waters Mon and Mon night. 

$$

ANZ820-210815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-210815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-210815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-210815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-210815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-210815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms and areas of fog 
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-210815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-210815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-210815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-210815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-210815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and 
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-210815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-210815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.

FZNT01 KWBC 201619
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
1630 UTC WED MAY 20 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). 

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE 
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). 

SECURITE 

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAY 20. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 21. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 22. 

.WARNINGS. 

...STORM WARNING... 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N54W 980 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...AND BETWEEN 240 NM AND 600 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 M IN NE QUADRANT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM OF LOW CENTER EXCEPT 780 NM SE QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N45W 978 MB. WITIN 180 NM NW AND W OF A 
LINE FROM 56N46W TO 58N40W TO 62N38W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 8 M...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 M N OF 60N. ELSEWHERE WITIN 540 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...BETWEEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 840 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE QUADRANT. ALSO WITHIN 900 
NM NW...1020 NM SE AND 780 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 3 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 49N29W 983 MBN MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 720 NM 
SE...AND BETWEEN 420 NM AND 840 NM NW QUADRANT AND FROM 57N TO 
60N BETWEEN 41W AND 46W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 
M...HIGHEST IN SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 900 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 54N29W 988 MB. WITHIN 360 
NM NW AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 53N45W 
DESCRIBED IN STORM WARNING ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW 42N51W 1010 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. WITHIN 900 NM SW QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N36W 1008 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 42N BETWEEN 46W AND 65W WINDS TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINSHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 41N BETWEEN 62W AND 76W WINDS 20 
T0 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 46N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 65W AND FROM 55N TO 62N BETWEEN 47W AND 51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 64N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 58N W OF 40W AND FROM 
58N TO 63N E OF 40W.

.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 29N43W TO 29N39W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC WITHIN 13N49W TO 15N61W TO 11N60W TO 07N55W TO 07N50W TO
10N45W TO 13N49W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N72W TO 15N81W TO 12N83W TO 10N82W TO 10N77W
TO 12N70W TO 16N72W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 16N73W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO
11N76W TO 13N69W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 15N71W TO 15N74W TO 13N73W TO
13N72W TO 14N70W TO 15N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M 
IN E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.