FZNT22 KWBC 040853 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 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. ANZ899-042000- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Intense low pressure NE of the waters will continue moving NE of the area through tonight. High pressure will gradually shift E of the region today through Tue night while maintaining a ridge across the area. The ridge will weaken Wed and Wed night as a cold front slowly approaches from the W. The cold front will move SE into the waters Thu and Thu night as developing low pressure tracks N and NE from the northern waters. A portion of the front will stall across the far S waters late Fri and low pressure will track NE along the front Fri night. High pressure will build offshore across the waters N of the stalled front Fri and Fri night. $$ ANZ820-042000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-042000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-042000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-042000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-042000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-042000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-042000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-042000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-042000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-042000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-042000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-042000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-042000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 453 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.