FZNT22 KWBC 070813 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 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. ANZ899-071945- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will approach from the NW this morning and pass over the waters later today and tonight as developing low pressure tracks N and NE along the front. As the trailing cold front moves S it will stall across the far S waters late Fri through Sat night. High pressure will build offshore across the waters N of the stalled front Fri and Fri night, then clear E of the area Sat. The stalled front will lift N across the waters Sat into Sun. Meanwhile, a cold front will move offshore across the northern portions Sat night, clearing E and NE of the area Sun. Another cold front will approach the coast Sun night and move offshore Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-071945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-071945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms early. Slight chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-071945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-071945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms early. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-071945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-071945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-071945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ925-071945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-071945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ833-071945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-071945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ835-071945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S 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...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-071945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 413 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.