FZNT22 KWBC 020246
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 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.

ANZ899-021445-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Intense low pressure centered S 
of Nova Scotia early tonight will approach the island of 
Newfoundland Mon morning, then pass E of the island Mon night and
Tue. Several surface troughs will move S across the waters 
behind the low Mon and Mon night. High pressure will gradually 
build E over the waters later Mon, move into the region Mon 
night and Tue, then pass E of the area Tue night. A cold front is
expected to approach the N mid-Atlantic coast Tue night and then
stall across the N central waters Wed with low pressure 
developing along the front. The low pressure center will track E
across the waters later Wed and pass E of the area Wed night. A 
trailing cold front will move S and SE across the waters Wed and 
Wed night and stall over the S waters briefly on Thu. Low 
pressure is expected to develop over the S waters along the front
Thu, then move NE of the area Thu night while pushing the cold 
front SE of the area. High pressure will build E over the area 
Thu night behind the departing low. A stronger cold front will 
approach the area later Thu night and move SE over the area Fri 
and Fri night. 

$$

ANZ820-021445-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Light
freezing spray. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Light freezing
spray early. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-021445-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 28 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-021445-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 23 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-021445-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 32 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
16 to 26 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft, subsiding
to 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-021445-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming 40 to 45 kt. Seas
24 to 33 ft. Isolated showers. 
.MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
16 to 26 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-021445-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Light
freezing spray. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Light freezing
spray early. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-021445-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-021445-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 30 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED and WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-021445-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-021445-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-021445-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 28 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 20 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-021445-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-021445-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
946 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.