Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
077 FZNT22 KWBC 080834 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 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. ANZ899-082000- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will approach the coast early today and move SE across the waters today, stall over central portions tonight, then return N as a warm front Sun into Sun night. Another stronger cold front will move over the area Sun night through Mon night. A series of secondary cold fronts or low pressure troughs will cross the N portion Tue through Wed night. High pressure will build over the S waters Tue into Tue night, then persist through Wed night. $$ ANZ820-082000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ915-082000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ920-082000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ905-082000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ910-082000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt early, then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ825-082000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ828-082000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ925-082000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt early, then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ830-082000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ833-082000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ930-082000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ835-082000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-082000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 334 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.