Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
942 FZNT22 KWBC 220848 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 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. ANZ899-222000- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...The Hurricane Erin will track along but just S of the central waters this morning then move away from the waters later today and tonight. Significant S to SE swell will continue through tonight while gradually backing to the E. A high pressure area will build over the waters tonight into Sat night while a stationary front forms over the far S waters. Weak low pressure will form along the front off the South Carolina coast Sat night, then lift NE and begin to strengthen some while passing through the central and N waters Sun into early Mon while the area of high pressure to the N shifts E of the region. A cold front will approach the area from the W late Sun night, then move E across the area Mon and Mon night while the developing low passes N and NE of the area. Another cold front will move over the region Tue and Tue night. For more information on Hurricane Erin, please closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. $$ ANZ820-222000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-222000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 19 to 34 ft, subsiding to 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-222000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft, subsiding to 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-222000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 50 to 70 kt, becoming N to NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 27 to 42 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 31 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-222000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 55 to 70 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 29 to 44 ft. Tstms, showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 28 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-222000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-222000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-222000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 28 ft, subsiding to 13 to 20 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-222000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-222000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-222000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-222000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-222000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 448 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.