FZNT22 KWBC 050323 CCA OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 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. ANZ899-051430- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist over most of the central and S waters tonight into Sun night, then shift E Mon and Mon night. Over the N portions, a cold front will stall off the Delmarva coast tonight, then persist into Thu night. Low pressure will develop along the front off the New Jersey coast Thu night, then move slowly E and NE along the stalled boundary Fri and Fri night, before clearing well NE of the area Sat. Behind the low, a warm front will move NE across the far N waters Sat. A cold front will approach the N waters from the NW Sat night, then move offshore Sun. The cold front will stall and weaken across the central waters Sun night through Mon night. $$ ANZ820-051430- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-051430- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-051430- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 NM or less early. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-051430- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-051430- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-051430- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 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 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-051430- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-051430- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-051430- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. Isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT through SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-051430- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-051430- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-051430- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, except far W portion 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-051430- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 935 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.