Offshore Waters
— Atlantic - West Central
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
May 15, 2026 at 4:26 AM EDT
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000 FZNT22 KWBC 150826 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 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. ANZ899-151945- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move E and SE of the area early today, followed by a series of low pressure troughs. High pressure will build E over the southern waters by later today, and expand over most of the waters tonight into Sat. The high will begin to shift E of the N portion Sat night into Sun as another cold front approaches from the NW. The weak cold front will reach the far N waters Sun night, then stall and return N as a weak warm front by late Mon or Mon night. A high pressure ridge will persist from the S and central waters eastward Sat night through Tue night. $$ ANZ820-151945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-151945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-151945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-151945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-151945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms and isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-151945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-151945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-151945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-151945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-151945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-151945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-151945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-151945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 426 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.