


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
372 FZNT22 KWBC 200259 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 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. ANZ899-210215- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will persist across the central waters tonight, with high pressure over the N waters to the N of the front. The front and high pressure will lift NE Wed as Hurricane Erin approaches the waters from the S. Hurricane Erin is expected to move N into the outer S waters late Wed, then continue N and NE through the outer S and central waters Wed night and Thu. It will then turn more NE and move through the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Thu night through Fri night. Long period SE to S swell from Erin will continue to spread N into the central and N waters tonight. Significant swell will continue through Fri night while gradually backing to the E Wed through Thu night. Another high will build over the waters Fri through Sat night while a stationary front forms over the far S waters. The high will shift E of the region Sat night through Sun night, while a cold front will approach the area from the W Sun night. For more information on Hurricane Erin, please closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. $$ ANZ820-210215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-210215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 27 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming N to NE 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 36 ft. .FRI...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 32 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-210215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 50 to 65 kt. Seas 17 to 32 ft, building to 28 to 43 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 65 to 85 kt, becoming N 65 to 80 kt. Seas 31 to 46 ft. .FRI...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 33 ft, subsiding to 16 to 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-210215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 40 to 55 kt. Seas 22 to 37 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 60 to 75 kt, becoming N 50 to 65 kt. Seas 27 to 42 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 32 ft, subsiding to 15 to 24 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-210215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft, building to 21 to 36 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 70 to 90 kt. Seas 33 to 48 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 65 to 85 kt, becoming N to NW 50 to 65 kt. Seas 30 to 45 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 30 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-210215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-210215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 29 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 31 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-210215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 60 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft, building to 31 to 46 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SE winds 85 to 100 kt, becoming S to SW 80 to 95 kt. Seas 46 to 61 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 65 to 85 kt, diminishing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas 31 to 46 ft, subsiding to 19 to 34 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-210215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-210215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft, building to 15 to 25 ft. Showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 34 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-210215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 55 kt. Seas 17 to 27 ft, building to 27 to 42 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 75 to 95 kt, becoming S to SE 85 to 100 kt. Seas 44 to 59 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 85 to 100 kt, becoming W 65 to 80 kt. Seas 45 to 60 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 33 ft, subsiding to 14 to 24 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-210215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 21 to 30 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-210215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1059 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft, building to 16 to 26 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...NE winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming E to NE 75 to 90 kt. Seas 27 to 42 ft, building to 38 to 53 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 80 to 95 kt, becoming W to SW 75 to 95 kt. Seas 44 to 59 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W to NW winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft, subsiding to 16 to 26 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.