


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
134 FZNT22 KWBC 050823 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 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. ANZ899-052000- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Strong high pressure will remain in place over the northern and central waters today through Mon night. The high will slowly shift E of the waters Tue into Wed while maintaining a weakening ridge axis W and SW into the area. A low pressure trough along the SE coast will persist today through Tue, then weaken Tue night into Wed. The trough will begin to strengthen Thu night. A strong cold front will reach the northern waters Wed, then move quickly SE across the central waters Wed night. The front will stall across the southern waters Thu and Thu night, while high pressure builds to the N of the area. The USCG communications facility Charleston, South Carolina is still experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-052000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-052000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-052000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-052000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-052000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-052000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-052000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ925-052000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT and TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-052000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ833-052000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ930-052000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ835-052000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ935-052000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 423 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.