FZNT21 KWBC 260240
OFFNT1

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 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.

ANZ898-270245-
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will build over
the waters tonight, slowly move E across the waters through Wed
night, then slide E of the area Thu into Fri. A cold front will 
reach the coast Fri night, then move E across the waters late 
Fri night through Sat night. High pressure will build across the
area behind the front Sun, before another cold front approaches 
from the NW Sun night.

$$

ANZ800-270245-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-270245-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-270245-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-270245-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-270245-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1040 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.
Last Update: Wed, 26-Aug-2026 02:42:31 UTC
Updates: Four times per day

FZNT22 KWBC 260241
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 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.

ANZ899-270245-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A front will stall over the
central and southern waters tonight through Wed while weakening.
The weak front will then lift N as a warm front Wed night into 
Fri. A high pressure ridge will build W across the central and S 
waters Wed into Wed night, then continue Thu through Fri night. 
A strong cold front will reach the coast Fri night, then move SE 
across the waters Sat into Sun night while weakening. 

$$

ANZ820-270245-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-270245-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-270245-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

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

$$

ANZ905-270245-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-270245-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-270245-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-270245-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-270245-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-270245-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated tstms. 
.WED...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-270245-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms
and showers. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-270245-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms
and showers. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S 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. 
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-270245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Showers and tstms. 
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-270245-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1041 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and
tstms. 
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.
Last Update: Wed, 26-Aug-2026 02:42:49 UTC
Updates: Four times per day

FZNT01 KWBC 252148
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE AUG 25 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 1800 UTC AUG 25. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 39N58W 1012 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 34N TO 46N BETWEEN 53W
AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N57W 1012 MB. FROM 39N TO 43N BETWEEN 53W
AND 57W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N49W 1010 MB. FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 44W
AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 52N30W 1006 MB. FROM 43N TO
50N E OF 39W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 61N66W 1002 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 54N58W TO 58N55W TO 61N64W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N61W 998 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 58N49W TO 62N56W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N59W 1000 MB. FROM 59N TO 63N BETWEEN 45W
AND 54W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240
NM NE OF A LINE FROM 57N47W TO 58N51W TO 63N62W...AND WITHIN 180
NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N62W 1011 MB. FROM 56N TO 66N W OF 47W
WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 55N44W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A
LINE FROM 52N40W TO 56N46W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N42W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 49N36W TO 56N42W TO 57N46W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N40W 1001 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 180 NM N
SEMICIRLE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO
62N E OF 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 53N25W 1008 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. FROM 51N TO
56N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM  FROM 46N TO 51N
BETWEEN 55W AND 67W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 65N BETWEEN A LINE FROM
46N42W TO 64N60W AND A LINE FROM 46N60W TO 65N70W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 52N E OF 37W...AND FROM
59N TO 63N W OF 61W.

.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 TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N75W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO 12N73W TO 11N69W
TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 12N70W TO 12N71W
TO 12N72W TO 11N71W TO 11N70W TO 12N70W WINDS TO 35 KT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ALSO WITHIN 13N73W TO 
13N75W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N73W TO 12N73W TO 13N73W WINDS TO
35 KT AND SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N72W TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO
11N77W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N72W
TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W WINDS TO 35 KT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ALSO WITHIN 14N70W TO 
16N72W TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W WINDS TO
35 KT AND SEAS BUILDING TO 4.0 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N73W TO 15N80W TO 12N80W TO
11N76W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N73W TO 16N77W TO 15N81W TO 12N81W TO
10N77W TO 12N70W TO 15N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST AL96...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...E OF AREA NEAR 13N33.5W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 18N35W TO 17.5N35.5W TO 16N36W TO 14N36W TO 13.5N35W TO 
18N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N35W TO 20N35W TO 19N37W TO 15N37W TO 14N36W 
TO 16N36W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST AL96...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 13N37W 1005 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
19N35W TO 19N39W TO 16N40W TO 14N38W TO 13N35W TO 19N35W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N35W TO 19N38W 
TO 20N38W TO 18N41W TO 15N40W TO 12N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

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


.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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