FZNT22 KWBC 210838 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 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. ANZ899-211945- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will dissipate over the waters today. High pressure will build E into the region behind the front today and tonight, then move S across the S waters Wed and Wed night before shifting S of the region Thu and Thu night while maintaining a ridge across the far S waters through Sat night. A warm front will extend E off the Mid- Atlantic coast Wed and Wed night as low pressure tracks E along the boundary. The low will pull a cold front over the region Wed 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 Sat night as low pressure tracks E along the boundary. A high pressure ridge will build SE over the N portion Fri night into Sat night. $$ ANZ820-211945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-211945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-211945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-211945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-211945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-211945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-211945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-211945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-211945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-211945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-211945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-211945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-211945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.