Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
380 FZNT22 KWBC 172033 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 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. ANZ899-180800- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front extending S and SE from low pressure located just SE of Long Island will lift NE over the outer waters this evening. The low will track slowly E across waters just N of the area overnight into Tue, then clear NE of the area by Tue night. The low will pull a cold front across the N portions tonight, with the front stalling over the central waters Tue through Wed night while slowly weakening. The front will slowly return N as a weak warm front Thu, then dissipate Thu night. A cold front will approach from the NW by early Fri as low pressure forms along the front just N of the area. The low will track NE and pass N and then NE of the water Fri into Fri night as a trailing cold front pushes S over the N waters. The front will stall over the central waters Sat and Sat night as high pressure passes N and NE of the region. $$ ANZ820-180800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-180800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW, then, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-180800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-180800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-180800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-180800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-180800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-180800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .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 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-180800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-180800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 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 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-180800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-180800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-180800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 433 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.