Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
062 FZNT22 KWBC 162022 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 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. ANZ899-170915- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A low pressure trough over the central waters will pass E of the area tonight. A strong cold front will move SE over the area tonight into Mon. High pressure will build over the S waters Mon through Tue night while a series of low pressure troughs pass SE over the N waters. The high will gradually expand N over the entire region Wed, then shift E of the area Wed night. Low pressure will move slowly E over the N portion Wed into Thu while pulling a cold front across the waters, then pass E and NE of the area Thu night into Fri night while weakening. Another cold front will move SE over the waters Fri night. $$ ANZ820-170915- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-170915- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-170915- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-170915- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...W winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-170915- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...W winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-170915- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-170915- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-170915- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-170915- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-170915- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-170915- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-170915- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-170915- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 322 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt early, then, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. Isolated tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.