


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
918 FZNT22 KWBC 302026 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 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. ANZ899-310830- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A series of weak low pressure troughs will meander across the central and S portions tonight. High pressure over the N waters will shift E tonight into early Thu as a cold front approaches from the NW. The front will move slowly S into the far N portions by later Thu, then stall Thu night. Low pressure will develop along the stalled boundary late Thu night into early Fri, just off the Mid-Atlantic coast, then track E and NE along the front late Fri and Fri night. The low will move E of the region Sat, pulling the cold front slightly further S later Sat, before stalling again across the central and S areas Sat night. High pressure will build across the far N portions Sun and Sun night, while a series of lows develop over the S and central waters along the front. The front will drift N Mon and Mon night, as weak lows continue to move along the front. $$ ANZ820-310830- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-310830- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-310830- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-310830- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-310830- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-310830- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-310830- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft, then, becoming 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-310830- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-310830- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-310830- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-310830- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-310830- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-310830- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.