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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 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.

ANZ899-200800-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist across the S and central waters tonight through Sun 
night. A cold front will move SE and reach the far NW waters Wed
night, move through the N waters Thu, then stall over the 
central waters Thu night through Fri. The front will very slowly
drift N as a warm front Sat through Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-200800-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-200800-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-200800-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-200800-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-200800-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-200800-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-200800-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt,
then, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-200800-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-200800-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-200800-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-200800-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-200800-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-200800-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
447 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. 
.WED...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.