FZNT22 KWBC 072043 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 443 PM 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. ANZ899-080800- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move SE across the waters tonight, while low pressures develop and track NE along the front. The cold front will stall across the far S portions Fri into Sat. High pressure will build E across waters behind the front late tonight into Fri, then shift E Fri night into Sat. The stalled front will lift back N as a warm front Sat and Sat night. Another cold front will approach the coast late Sat, then move E across the waters Sat night and Sun. Another cold front will move to the coast late Sun and Sun night, then slowly push offshore Mon and Mon night. Broad low pressure will develop along the front well offshore the Mid-Atlantic coast by late Mon, then track to the NE of the area Mon night and Tue while pulling the cold front through the remainder of the waters. High pressure will build E across the waters Tue and Tue night behind the departing cold front. $$ ANZ820-080800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-080800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ920-080800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-080800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ910-080800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ825-080800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms early. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-080800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-080800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-080800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-080800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-080800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ835-080800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-080800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 443 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.