FZNT22 KWBC 211440 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 940 AM EST Wed Jan 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. ANZ899-220345- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will build E over the region today, then shift E of the area later today and tonight. A warm front will extend off the Mid-Atlantic coast today, then lift N of the area tonight. A pair of cold front will move SE across the waters Thu into Thu night, then move E of the area Thu night into Fri while merging. A stronger cold front will move SE across the waters Fri night, then stall just S of the area Sat as high pressure builds E across the N waters. The front will then lift back N into the area as a warm front Sat night through Sun night as developing low pressure tracks NE along the boundary. Mariners are advised to monitor the latest OPC forecasts for this potential developing system. $$ ANZ820-220345- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ915-220345- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ920-220345- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ905-220345- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ910-220345- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ825-220345- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ828-220345- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ925-220345- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ830-220345- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ833-220345- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ930-220345- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ835-220345- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ935-220345- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 940 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.