


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
783 FZNT22 KWBC 031434 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 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. ANZ899-040245- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure located off the North Carolina coast this morning will track slowly NE today along a frontal boundary. A trailing cold front will move slowly S over the southern waters into tonight. The low will pass E of the offshore waters later tonight and Mon with the trailing cold front stalling over the far S waters. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the low for any signs of sub- tropical or tropical cyclone development, and mariners should monitor the latest forecast and information from the National Hurricane Center. Also, all mariners should use caution in or near any of the heavier thunderstorms which will likely persist mainly near and S of the front and low pressure area today into tonight, and also in the strong counterflow mainly in and near the W wall of the gulf stream where very gusty winds and very rough seas will be likely today. Otherwise, The front will linger over the far S waters Mon night through Thu night with weak lows occasionally forming along the frontal boundary. High pressure over the far N waters will prevail for the next few days, with a stronger high expected to build N of the area Tue night into Thu night. $$ ANZ820-040245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-040245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-040245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-040245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-040245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-040245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-040245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-040245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-040245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-040245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-040245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-040245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-040245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1034 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.