Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
426 FZNT22 KWBC 050303 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 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. ANZ899-060215- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure centered just W of Bermuda will remain nearly stationary tonight through Sat while maintaining a ridge across the southern waters. The ridge will shift S and SE of the area Sat night and Sun. Meanwhile, a cold front moving S over the northern waters this evening, then will stall off Currituck Beach Light tonight before lifting back N as a warm front Sat through Sat night. Another cold front will move SE into the northern waters Sun into Sun night, then will slow and stall late Sun night, Mon and Mon night, extending from SW to NE across the area. A series of low pressure centers will track NE along the stalled front during this time frame. The front will finally move E of the waters Tue. A secondary cold front will move E across the N waters Tue and Tue night, while high pressure builds E to the coast. The high will cross the waters Wed and Wed night as low pressure develops S and SE of the area. $$ ANZ820-060215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-060215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-060215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-060215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-060215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-060215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog and chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog. Slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-060215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-060215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-060215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-060215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-060215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-060215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-060215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1103 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.