Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
728 FZNT22 KWBC 300241 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 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. ANZ899-010245- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak low pressure will move NE of the waters tonight. A weak high pressure across the S waters will expand across the rest of the region through Wed night. A high pressure center will form over the central and S waters Wed and Wed night, then drift E of the region Thu through Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the S portion. A cold front will move over the N portion Fri night into Sat, then stall Sat night across the central waters. The front will lift N as a warm front Sun, moving N of the area Sun night. A cold front or low pressure trough will move offshore and into the central and southern waters Sun night. $$ ANZ820-010245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-010245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-010245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-010245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-010245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-010245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-010245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-010245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-010245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-010245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-010245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-010245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-010245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1041 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.