


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
095 FZNT22 KWBC 172049 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 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. ANZ899-180815- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure across the N waters will slowly move SE tonight, then weaken Mon. Low pressure across the S and central waters will slowly move NE tonight into Mon while slowly pulling a cold front across far SE portions. Another weakening cold front will move S over the northern waters late Mon and Mon night, before another high builds just N of the waters Tue and Tue night. The high will shift NE of the area Wed and Wed night. Hurricane Erin, currently well SE of the waters, will approach the region from the SE and S Tue and Tue night, track N and NE over the far outer S Wed and Wed night, then turn more NE while passing over the outer central waters Thu and Thu night. Erin will move over the far NE waters early Fri and then pass E of the area Fri night. Long period SE to S swell from Erin will move into the S waters tonight, expand across the remainder of the area Mon through Tue night, and continue through Fri night while backing to the E and NE. For more information on Hurricane Erin, please closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. $$ ANZ820-180815- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ915-180815- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .THU...Tropical storm conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ920-180815- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft. .THU...Hurricane conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ905-180815- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU...Tropical storm conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. .FRI...Tropical storm conditions possible. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ910-180815- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft. .THU...Hurricane conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...Hurricane conditions possible. .FRI...Tropical storm conditions possible. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ825-180815- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ828-180815- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ925-180815- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft, building to 17 to 32 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 45 to 60 kt, increasing to 75 to 95 kt. Seas 25 to 40 ft. .THU...Hurricane conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-180815- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ833-180815- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-180815- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft, building to 13 to 27 ft. .WED...E winds 45 to 55 kt, increasing to 80 to 100 kt. Seas 26 to 41 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 26 to 41 ft. .THU...Hurricane conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ835-180815- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-180815- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas 25 to 40 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 75 to 90 kt, diminishing to 50 to 60 kt. Seas 21 to 36 ft, subsiding to 15 to 25 ft. .THU...Tropical storm conditions possible. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.