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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 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.

ANZ899-270900-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weakening high pressure will
drift W while passing to the S of the waters tonight. Low
pressure just E of the S waters will gradually dissipate tonight
while remaining E of the area. A cold front over the N waters
this evening will move S early tonight, then stall across the
central waters later tonight and Sun while weakening. A weak high
pressure ridge will build over the region tonight and Sun, then
shift E of the area Sun night. Another weak cold front will move
SE over the N waters Sun night into Mon as low pressure passes N
of the area. The front will then weaken Mon night into Tue while
the low crosses the far NE waters. Another high will build SE
over the area Tue and Tue night, then drift S over the region Wed
and Wed night as another weak cold front moves S over the N
portion. The front will then move slowly SE over the N portion
Thu and Thu night.

$$

ANZ820-270900-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming
2 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-270900-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-270900-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-270900-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ910-270900-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ825-270900-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-270900-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-270900-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-270900-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE,
then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-270900-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-270900-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-270900-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-270900-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
422 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.