Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
908 FZNT22 KWBC 080836 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 336 AM EST Mon Dec 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- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front will sweep E and SE across the waters today into tonight. Low pressure will develop along the front over the S waters today, then move E of the area tonight while strengthening. High pressure will build E across the area behind the cold front Tue, then shift E Tue night. A warm front will clip the N waters Tue night as it lifts NE away from the area. Another strong cold front will approach the coast Wed, move across the waters Wed night, then clear E and S of the area Thu. High pressure will move E across the area late Thu into early Fri while weakening. Developing low pressure and an associated trailing cold front will approach from the W late Fri, then move E over the region Fri night. $$ ANZ820-082000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of snow or rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-082000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-082000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N early, then, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ905-082000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-082000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ825-082000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain and snow. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-082000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt early, then, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-082000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt early, then, becoming NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers, then chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-082000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-082000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers early, then rain likely. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-082000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Showers and isolated tstms in the morning, then rain likely. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-082000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-082000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 336 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.