Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
809 FZNT22 KWBC 250855 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 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. ANZ899-252000- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure E of the region will maintain a ridge axis over the area today and tonight. A stationary front extending E and SE from Cape Hatteras this morning will gradually dissipate today and tonight as weak low pressure moves E along the front. A cold front will move S over the area late Fri night and Sat, then stall across the central waters Sat night and Sun while weakening. A weak high pressure ridge will build over the region Sat night and Sun, then shift E of the area Sun night. Another weak cold front will move SE across the N waters Mon into Mon night, with a weak area of low pressure possibly developing along the front. The front and low will then weaken Mon night into Tue while passing E of the area. Another high will build SE over the area Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ820-252000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-252000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-252000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-252000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-252000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-252000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-252000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-252000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-252000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW, then, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-252000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-252000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-252000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-252000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 455 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.