Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
475 FZNT22 KWBC 102029 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC ISSUED BY NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 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. ANZ899-110800- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front will approach the coast this evening, move E and SE across the waters tonight, then pass E of the area Thu. A series of secondary low pressure troughs or cold fronts will quickly pass across the northern areas Thu into Fri. High pressure will build E across the area Fri night, then weaken Sat. Low pressure and an associated cold front will move over the waters Fri night into Sat. Another developing low will move E over the area Sat night and Sun, then pass E of the waters Sun night. The low will then move well NE of the area Mon and Mon. Another high will build E over the region Mon night. $$ ANZ820-110800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-110800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of snow. .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 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ920-110800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ905-110800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Chance of rain and snow with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ910-110800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ825-110800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt early, then, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. 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...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-110800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ925-110800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ830-110800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ833-110800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ930-110800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ835-110800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ935-110800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 329 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.