Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 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.

ANZ899-270215-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered off the
southern Delmarva coast this morning will track slowly E and NE
across the waters Sun into Tue while gradually strengthening. The
low will then push E and SE of the area Tue night through Wed
night. High pressure will build along the coast and inner
portions Mon night into Tue, shift to the S waters Tue and Tue
night, then move S and SE of the area Wed. Another low pressure
and cold front will approach the coast later Wed, then move
offshore Wed night. The low will track NE across the central and
N portions Thu, clearing N of the area Thu night. 

$$

ANZ820-270215-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms, then chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-270215-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-270215-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-270215-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-270215-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain, then
scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-270215-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-270215-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-270215-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

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

$$

ANZ830-270215-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-270215-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-270215-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

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

$$

ANZ835-270215-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-270215-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1053 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.