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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 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.

ANZ899-230215-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...The center of large Hurricane
Erin will track along but just S of the central waters late
tonight through Fri. Erin will then turn NE and move away from
the waters Fri and Fri night into the weekend. Significant S to
SE swell will continue through Fri night while gradually backing
to the E. A high pressure area will build over the waters Fri
night 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.

$$

ANZ820-230215-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 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 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 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.

$$

ANZ915-230215-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 22 to 37 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft. Chance of showers
and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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 winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 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.

$$

ANZ920-230215-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 30 to 45 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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.

$$

ANZ905-230215-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming NE 50 to 65 kt. Seas
24 to 39 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas
27 to 42 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-230215-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 60 to 75 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
34 to 49 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas
27 to 42 ft. Tstms, showers.
.FRI NIGHT...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 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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.

$$

ANZ825-230215-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 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 winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-230215-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 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.

$$

ANZ925-230215-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 22 to 37 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-230215-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
6 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.

$$

ANZ833-230215-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 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 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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.

$$

ANZ930-230215-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-230215-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW 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.

$$

ANZ935-230215-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.