FZNT22 KWBC 220836 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 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. ANZ899-221945- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will move S across the S waters today and tonight before shifting S of the region Thu and Thu night while maintaining a ridge across the far S waters through Sat night. A low will pull a cold front over the region later today through Thu night. A secondary cold front will move S over the area Thu night and Fri, before the front stalls over the central waters Fri night through Sun as low pressure tracks E along the boundary. A high pressure ridge will build SE over the N portion Fri night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. $$ ANZ820-221945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-221945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-221945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ905-221945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-221945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-221945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt, then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ828-221945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. Chance of showers. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ925-221945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and chance of tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-221945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt, then, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ833-221945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-221945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-221945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-221945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.