Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 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.

ANZ899-160230-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure continues over the
central and S waters tonight into Thu night, then shifts E of the
region Fri. A cold front will move SE over the waters tonight,
stall over the central waters Thu, then lift back to the N as a
warm front Thu night and Fri. Another high will build SE over the
region Thu and Thu night. A strong cold front will move SE over
the area Fri night into Sat night, then pass S of the waters Sat
night through Sun night. Another high pressure area will build 
across the waters behind the front Sat night through Mon night. 
Mariners should monitor subsequent forecasts for the potential of
widespread hazardous conditions late Fri into Sun. 

$$

ANZ820-160230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-160230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-160230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-160230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-160230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-160230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-160230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-160230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Chance of tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of showers. Slight chance of tstms. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-160230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-160230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 30 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-160230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Slight chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-160230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON and MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-160230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1043 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.