Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
937 FZNT22 KWBC 092048 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC ISSUED BY NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 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. ANZ899-100830- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure across the waters will shift E of the area tonight, with a warm front clipping the N waters as it lifts NE away from the area. A strong cold front will approach the coast Wed, move E and SE across the waters Wed night, then clear E of the area Thu. High pressure will move E across the area Thu night into Fri, then persist into Sat while weakening. A weak low and an associated trough or cold front will quickly pass across the northern areas Sat. Developing low pressure and associated warm and cold fronts will approach the waters late Sat. The warm front will lift across the northern waters Sat night as the developing low and cold front approach the coast. The low and associated front will quickly race NE across the area Sun, with the cold front moving SE across the area into Sun night. High pressure will build across the area from the NW behind the front Sun night. $$ ANZ820-100830- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ915-100830- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ920-100830- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered tstms early. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less early. .THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ905-100830- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less early, then scattered showers. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ910-100830- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early, then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ825-100830- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ828-100830- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW early, then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ925-100830- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ830-100830- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW early, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ833-100830- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW early, then, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ930-100830- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable early, then, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ835-100830- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ935-100830- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 348 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.