Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 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.

ANZ899-100745-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will slowly retreat
to the SE tonight into early Tue, prevail S of the area late Tue
into Thu night while slowly weakening, and then re-build 
westward Fri and Fri night. A coastal trough will develop Mon, 
and persist into Fri. Otherwise, a series of weak cold fronts 
will stall near or just N of the waters Mon into Thu. A somewhat 
stronger cold front will approach from the NW Thu, and then move 
rather slowly SE over the N and central waters Thu night into Fri
night.

$$

ANZ820-100745-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-100745-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-100745-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-100745-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-100745-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-100745-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-100745-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-100745-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-100745-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Numerous
tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-100745-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous
tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-100745-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-100745-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-100745-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
427 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Widespread to scattered tstms. 
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.