Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 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.

ANZ899-142000-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front approaches the
waters this morning, remaining nearly stationary later today 
through Wed. Weak low pressure moves E just N of the area along 
the front tonight and Wed, and behind the low a front will 
linger, remaining nearly stationary just N of the area Wed night 
through early Thu. The front will move back N again as a warm 
front Thu and Thu night. Another cold front approaches the area 
Fri, pushes into the waters Fri night, and then gradually lifts 
back N yet again as a warm front Sat and Sat night. Weak low 
pressure may move ENE along the front Fri night through Sat 
night. To the S, high pressure will be over most of the area 
tonight through Thu except for a trough along and near the mid- 
Atlantic coast. The high shifts E Thu night, with the trough 
extending S and then continuing along or near the coast through 
Sat night. 

$$

ANZ820-142000-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then,
increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-142000-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less early. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-142000-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-142000-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-142000-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-142000-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-142000-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-142000-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-142000-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-142000-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-142000-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-142000-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-142000-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
447 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.