FZNT22 KWBC 190247 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 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. ANZ899-200230- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the S and central waters tonight into Thu while briefly expanding into the N waters Tue. A stalled front across the northern portion will lift N as a weak warm front tonight. 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 into Sat. The front will slowly lift N as a warm front Sat night. $$ ANZ820-200230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-200230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-200230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-200230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 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 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-200230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-200230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-200230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-200230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED and WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-200230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-200230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 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 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 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 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-200230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-200230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-200230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1047 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.