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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 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.

ANZ899-060230-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Strong high pressure will remain
in place over the northern and central waters tonight 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 tonight
through Tue, then weaken Tue night into Wed. A strong cold front
will reach the northern waters late Wed, then move quickly S
across the northern and central waters Wed night. The front will
stall across the southern and outer central 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.

$$

ANZ820-060230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 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 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...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas building
to 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ915-060230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to
8 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas
building to 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ920-060230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4
to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ905-060230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-060230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ825-060230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas building
to 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ828-060230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 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 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 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building
to 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ925-060230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ830-060230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Winds becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ833-060230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT and SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ930-060230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and 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, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to
6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ835-060230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...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 12 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 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 NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ935-060230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...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 10 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.