


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
988 FZNT22 KWBC 312052 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 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. ANZ899-010800- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front oriented SW to NW will persist over or just E of the outer waters tonight through Thu night. A series of weak low pressure centers will lift NE along the front tonight through Wed. A weak secondary front extending NE from Cape Hatteras across the central waters tonight will strengthen slightly on Mon before becoming absorbed by a low lifting NE into the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Mon night along the more southern front. High pressure will build E across the northern waters Tue night through Wed night before shifting E of the area on Thu. The stationary front over the far outer waters will lift N through the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Thu night into Fri. A cold front will approach the coast late Fri night. $$ ANZ820-010800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-010800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-010800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-010800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-010800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming E to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-010800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-010800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-010800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-010800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-010800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-010800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-010800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-010800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 452 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.