Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
817 FZNT22 KWBC 090240 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 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. ANZ899-091600- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will stall over central portions tonight, then return N as a warm front Sun into Sun night. Low pressure will develop along the Mid-Atlantic coast Sun, then track NE along coastal New England Sun night into Mon. This low will pull a stronger cold front across the waters Sun night through Mon night, followed by several secondary cold fronts or low pressure troughs. A high pressure ridge will pass quickly E across the area late Tue and Tue night. A series of cold fronts or low pressure troughs will cross the N and central portions Wed through Thu night. High pressure will build over the S waters Tue into Tue night, then shift E Wed. After a passing cold front or low pressure trough Wed night, high pressure will rebuild across the S portion Thu and Thu night. $$ ANZ820-091600- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ915-091600- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ920-091600- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ905-091600- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ910-091600- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ825-091600- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-091600- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-091600- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-091600- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-091600- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-091600- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ835-091600- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-091600- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 940 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.