FZNT22 KWBC 080238 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 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. ANZ899-081615- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist just E of the central and S waters tonight into Sun, then shift E Sun night while maintaining a ridge W across the S waters into Wed. A weak warm front will dissipate across the area tonight into Sun. A cold front will approach from the NW Sun, then move offshore Sun night. The front will slow and stall over the central waters Mon into Tue, then dissipate Tue night. A stronger cold front will approach the coast Wed and Wed night, then move across the waters Thu and Thu night. $$ ANZ820-081615- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less early. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ915-081615- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ920-081615- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ905-081615- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ910-081615- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ825-081615- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ828-081615- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ925-081615- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ830-081615- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ833-081615- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ930-081615- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ835-081615- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ935-081615- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 938 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.