Offshore Waters
— Atlantic - West Central
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Jul 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM EDT
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000 FZNT22 KWBC 132031 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 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. ANZ899-140800- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will remain over the S waters tonight into Wed as weak low pressure areas form along the weakening front. The front will likely dissipate Wed night as a low pressure trough forms along the coast and a cold front approaches from the N and NW. The cold front will move slowly S and SE into the N waters late Wed night into Thu while weakening. The front will dissipate Thu night as the next cold front approaches from the NW. The front will move SE over the northern waters then stall over the central waters Fri and Fri night. The front will lift N as a warm front Sat and Sat night. $$ ANZ820-140800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-140800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW, then, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-140800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-140800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW, then, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-140800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-140800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-140800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-140800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of rain. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-140800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-140800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely early, then isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of rain. Isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-140800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain early, then isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of rain. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-140800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain early, then isolated tstms. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms, then slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of rain, then isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. Slight chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-140800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 431 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain early. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of rain. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.