FZNT22 KWBC 131456 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 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. ANZ899-140215- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure will move NE over the SE portion of the waters later today or this evening, then continue to track NE and pass near or just E of the outer waters tonight into Thu while strengthening. The strengthening low will pass NE of the area late Thu into Thu night. A second cold front will move E across the region Thu into early Fri. High pressure will build over the area late Fri into Sat, then shift E of the region Sat night as a cold front moves SE toward the New Jersey coast. The cold front will move E and SE over the N waters Sun into Sun night as high pressure continues over the central and S waters. $$ ANZ820-140215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-140215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. Slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-140215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-140215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-140215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-140215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-140215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-140215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-140215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-140215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. Slight chance of tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-140215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. Isolated tstms. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-140215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-140215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1056 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.