FZNT22 KWBC 280840 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 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. ANZ899-281945- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will build E across the waters today, then shift E of the region tonight. A front will remain stationary across the S waters early today, and then move N across the waters as a warm front later today and tonight as a cold front approaches from the W and NW. The cold front will move slowly SE across the area Wed into Thu, then stall over the S and central waters Thu night through Sat night while a weak ridge moves across the N waters Sat and Sat night. The front will lift N as a warm front Sun into Sun night. $$ ANZ820-281945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain, then isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-281945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-281945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-281945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-281945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain likely. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-281945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable winds 5 kt or less. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-281945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-281945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-281945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain, then numerous tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-281945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous tstms. Slight chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-281945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-281945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW, then, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-281945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.