FZNT22 KWBC 212114 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 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. ANZ899-220915- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front over the S waters will become nearly stationary tonight as high pressure briefly builds over the N waters. Low pressure will move off the Carolina coast tonight, then rapidly intensify as it moves slowly NE off of the East Coast Sun through Mon night. Mariners should be executing avoidance plans now and continue to monitor the latest forecasts. A series of surface troughs will move across the waters Mon night into Tue. High pressure will build E into the area later Tue into Tue night, then shift E Wed and Wed night ahead of the next approaching cold front. The cold front will move E across the N waters later Wed night, while high pressure continues to the S. A warm front will move over the N waters Thu, with yet another cold front pushing offshore across the entire region Thu night. $$ ANZ820-220915- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable early, then, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming N to NE 50 to 60 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...N to NW winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ915-220915- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...W to NW winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 18 to 33 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft, subsiding to 10 to 16 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ920-220915- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 50 to 60 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...W winds 50 to 65 kt, diminishing to 40 to 55 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ905-220915- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...S to SW winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft, building to 25 to 40 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming W 35 to 45 kt. Seas 24 to 39 ft, subsiding to 14 to 28 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ910-220915- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 40 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 50 to 65 kt, becoming W to SW 45 to 60 kt. Seas 24 to 39 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 21 to 36 ft, subsiding to 14 to 24 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ825-220915- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft, building to 14 to 23 ft. Chance of snow. .MON...NW winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ828-220915- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft. Chance of snow. .MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ925-220915- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt early, then, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 14 to 26 ft. .MON...W winds 40 to 55 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 29 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ830-220915- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ833-220915- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ930-220915- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E early, then, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 20 ft. .MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ835-220915- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ935-220915- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 414 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E early, then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.