FZNT22 KWBC 280909 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 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. ANZ899-282000- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Complex low pressure just E of the northern waters will move slowly E away from the area today. A high pressure ridge will move E across the central and southern waters today through Wed before shifting E of the area Wed night. Meanwhile, a trough extending NW from the low will move slowly from E to W through the outer northern waters today through Wed. The trough will become absorbed by another low pressure and associated cold front that will move offshore Wed night, then track NE through the northern waters Thu into Thu night. The cold front will clear E and S of the area Thu night. High pressure will build E into the southern waters Fri, then shift E of the waters Fri night. Another low will develop off the Southeast coast Fri night, then track NE through the waters Sat into Sat night while strengthening. $$ ANZ820-282000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-282000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ920-282000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ905-282000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ910-282000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ825-282000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-282000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ925-282000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ830-282000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ833-282000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ930-282000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ835-282000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-282000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 509 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.