FZNT22 KWBC 231420 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 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. ANZ899-240230- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the S portions today through Fri night, then shift SE of the waters Sat and Sat night. Low pressure just E of the N portions this morning will continue moving E and NE today, then rapidly intensify tonight well NE of the area into the N Atlantic. The departing low will leave a stationary front across the central and N portions later today through Sat night, with weak low pressures forming and tracking E along the boundary. A stronger low pressure will develop along the front off the Delmarva coast Sat night, then move E across the northern portions Sun and Sun night while pulling the front S as a cold front through the central and S portions. The low will broaden and intensify NE of the area Mon and Mon night, while high pressure builds S across the waters. $$ ANZ820-240230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-240230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ920-240230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-240230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ910-240230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ825-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-240230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ925-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-240230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-240230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-240230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ835-240230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-240230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.