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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 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.

ANZ899-181415-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...With high pressure building E
over the central and S waters, a series of surface troughs will
continue to move NW to SE over the N waters tonight through Tue
night around broad low pressure over Atlantic Canada. A warm
front emerges off of the Carolina coast Tue night. Low pressure
will move ENE along the front, moving slowly offshore Wed and
then gradually moving ENE farther offshore through Thu night
before finally moving well out into the N Atlantic Fri. High
pressure briefly builds over the waters Fri. A cold front
approaching from the NW late Fri will move over the N waters Fri
night and early Sat, gradually moving through the central waters
Sat and into the S waters Sat night. High pressure will build SE
over the N waters behind the front Sat and Sat night. Low
pressure centers will move ENE along the front as the front moves
S.

$$

ANZ820-181415-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain
likely.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-181415-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain
likely.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-181415-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ905-181415-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-181415-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ825-181415-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Rain likely. Scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-181415-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-181415-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ830-181415-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-181415-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ930-181415-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-181415-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-181415-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
923 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.