Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
246 FZNT22 KWBC 121427 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 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. ANZ899-130230- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move into the N portions today, then stall across the area tonight through Fri night. Weak low pressure will develop along the stalled boundary Thu, then track E along the front Thu night through Fri night. The front will lift back N of the area as a warm front Sat and Sat night. A strong cold front will slowly approach the coast Sun and Sun night. $$ ANZ820-130230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ915-130230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ920-130230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ905-130230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ910-130230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ825-130230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ828-130230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ925-130230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ830-130230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ833-130230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ930-130230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ835-130230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ935-130230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.