FZNT22 KWBC 160840 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 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. ANZ899-162015- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the southern and central waters today into Fri, shift just S of the waters Fri night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. A stationary front just N of the area will remain in place through tonight, then dissipate as a cold front moves offshore late tonight into Fri. The front will sweep E across the waters Fri, stall Fri night, then return N as a warm front Sat and Sat night. A strong cold front will move E across the area Sun and Sun night, before a secondary cold front moves over the N and central portions Mon. High pressure will build E into the region Mon night. $$ ANZ820-162015- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-162015- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-162015- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-162015- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-162015- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-162015- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-162015- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-162015- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-162015- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-162015- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-162015- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ835-162015- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-162015- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 440 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.