FZNT21 KWBC 221446
OFFNT1

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 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.

ANZ898-230300-
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Low pressure SE of Cape 
Hatters, North Carolina this morning, will rapidly intensify as 
it moves slowly NE off of the Mid-Atlantic coast through Mon 
night. Mariners should be executing avoidance plans now and 
continue to monitor the latest forecasts. A series of surface 
troughs will move over the area behind the low Mon night through 
Tue night. Another warm front will move NE across the area Wed, 
with a cold front the moving E across the area Wed night into 
early Thu. Another warm front will move through the waters Thu, 
with yet another cold front moving offshore Thu night. 

$$

ANZ800-230300-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 13 to 27 ft. Chance of snow
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW. Seas 13 to 27 ft.
Chance of snow. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building
to 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-230300-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of
snow. 
.MON...E to NE winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 17 to 28 ft. Snow and
chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Chance
of snow. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-230300-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of
snow. 
.MON...E winds 45 to 55 kt, becoming S to SW 40 to 50 kt. Seas
17 to 23 ft, building to 20 to 35 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming W 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 21 to 34 ft, subsiding to 15 to 23 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-230300-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
13 to 21 ft. Chance of snow early. Chance of rain. 
.MON...NE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming N to NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas
14 to 26 ft. Chance of rain and snow. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 23 ft, subsiding to 10 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-230300-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
946 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NE 45 to 55 kt.
Seas 15 to 24 ft. Rain and snow with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...N winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to
23 ft. Chance of snow and rain. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 15 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.

FZNT22 KWBC 221444
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 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.

ANZ899-230245-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure SE of Cape Hatters,
North Carolina this morning, will rapidly intensify as it moves 
slowly NE off of the Mid-Atlantic coast through Mon night. 
Mariners should be executing avoidance plans now and continue to 
monitor the latest forecasts. A series of surface troughs will 
move across the waters Mon night into Tue. High pressure will 
build E into the area later Tue into Tue night, then shift E Wed 
and Wed night ahead of the next approaching cold front. The cold 
front will move E across the N waters later Wed night, while high
pressure continues to the S. A warm front will move over the N 
waters Thu, with yet another cold front pushing offshore across 
the entire region Thu night. 

$$

ANZ820-230245-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming N to NE 50 to
60 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of snow with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...N to NW winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas
14 to 23 ft. Chance of snow. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft,
building to 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-230245-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.MON...W to NW winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 18 to 33 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 23 ft, subsiding to 10 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 16 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-230245-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 55 to 65 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft, building to 15 to 30 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON...W winds 55 to 70 kt, diminishing to 40 to 55 kt. Seas
20 to 35 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 21 ft, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-230245-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON...S to SW winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft, building to
25 to 40 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming W 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 24 to 39 ft, subsiding to 14 to 28 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building
to 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-230245-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 40 to 50 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON...SW winds 55 to 70 kt, becoming W to SW 45 to 60 kt. Seas
24 to 39 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 21 to 36 ft, subsiding to 14 to 24 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft,
building to 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-230245-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Chance
of snow. 
.MON...NW winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
13 to 21 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-230245-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Chance
of snow. 
.MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-230245-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 40 to 50 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft, building to 16 to 31 ft. 
.MON...W winds 45 to 60 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas
15 to 29 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-230245-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-230245-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-230245-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to
35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-230245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-230245-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
944 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.

FZNT01 KWBC 221544
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SUN FEB 22 2026

CCODE/2:31:04:01:00/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 1200 UTC FEB 22. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW 34N74W 1007 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM
31N TO 37N W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N74W 1001 MB. FROM 31N TO 40N W OF 66W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N73W 975 MB. FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 64W
AND 76W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N71W 968 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N
TO 44N BETWEEN 59W AND 76W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
OTHERWISE FROM 31N TO 45N W OF 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N62W 975 MB. FROM 38N TO 45N BETWEEN 55W
AND 66W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A
LINE FROM 53N49W TO 40N44W TO 31N52W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 8 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 45N48W 968 MB MOVING E 20 KT. FROM 36N TO 45N BETWEEN 43W
AND 59W...AND WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 64W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N36W 980 MB. FROM 37N TO 45N BETWEEN 35W
AND 46W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO
57N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 31N TO 50N BETWEEN 35W
AND 41W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA 58N259W 976 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. N OF 53N BETWEEN
35W AND 42W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N46W 1003 MB MOVING E 05 KT. N OF 55N W OF 45W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N42W 1001 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 57N TO 65N
BETWEEN 35W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N39W 1003 MB. WITHIN 150 NM S AND SW OF A
LINE FROM 56N35W TO 60N43W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 62N35W TO
64N40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 48N61W
TO 50N58W...AND FROM 60N47W TO 62N54W TO 59N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 42N64W TO
45N59W TO 53N53W TO 59N48W TO 59N42W TO 62N40W TO 64N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 49N62W TO 50N56W TO 52N54W TO 55N55W...AND FROM 60N46W
TO 61N54W TO 58N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W
AND NW OF A LINE FROM 43N70W TO 43N64W TO 46N52W TO 55N52W TO
59N42W TO 64N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N E OF
GREENLAND...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N49W TO 62N54W TO
58N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 37N75W TO 45N66W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 60N35W TO
57N40W TO 52N55W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 50N
BETWEEN 46W TO 59W...N OF 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W...AND N OF 64N
W OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 66W AND
75W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 63N51W TO 60N61W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 51N BETWEEN 48W AND
64W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N49W TO 60N61W.

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 29N80W TO
29N78W TO 31N76W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 31N68W
TO 31N77W TO 29N79W TO 30N69W TO 31N68W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N79W TO 30N77W TO
31N76W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N74W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 28N76W TO 31N74W NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N73W TO 28N76W TO 
28N71W TO 31N68W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N81W TO 25N80W TO 27N72W TO
31N66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N66W TO 28N67W TO 27N66W TO 27N59W TO 28N57W TO 
31N56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N60W TO 28N61W TO 26N60W TO
27N57W TO 31N55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 
WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N78W TO 29N75W TO 28N73W TO 29N69W TO 31N66W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N61W TO 31N80W TO 23N75W TO 22N70W TO 25N64W TO 31N61W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N97W TO 24N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO
21N97W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N86W TO 30N84W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 
22N98W TO 22N95W TO 28N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 
20N95W TO 21N96W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 31N88W TO 25N98W TO 19N96W TO
24N81W TO 30N84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N82W TO 25N86W TO 24N90W TO 20N96W TO
18N94W TO 21N89W TO 24N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N60W TO 28N50W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N54W TO 25N55W TO 24N48W TO
26N41W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 23N39W TO 21N49W TO 16N49W TO
15N44W TO 16N35W TO 20N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 22N57W TO 06N56W 
TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW 
SWELL N OF 20N AND MERGING NW AND NE SWELL S OF 20N.

.ATLC WITHIN 12N41W TO 11N59W TO 08N57W TO 06N54W TO 07N39W TO
12N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N35W TO 19N47W TO 16N55W TO 08N57W TO
06N53W TO 07N35W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N76W TO 11N77W TO 11N76W
TO 11N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO 15N77W TO 14N80W TO 11N80W TO 10N76W 
TO 13N71W TO 14N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO
09N77W TO 09N76W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N82W TO 21N87W TO 20N88W TO
18N88W TO 20N82W TO 23N82W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N77W TO 22N80W TO 21N82W TO 16N84W TO
12N84W TO 13N81W TO 19N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 21N83W TO 22N85W TO 19N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N85W 
TO 21N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE 
SWELL. WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N76W TO 18N76W TO 17N75W TO 18N74W TO 
19N73W TO 20N74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 
M.

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


.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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