


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
511 FZNT22 KWBC 231449 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 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. ANZ899-240230- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will build over the waters today and tonight, while a stationary front persists across the far S waters. Weak low pressure will form along the front off the South Carolina coast tonight, then lift NE across the central and N portions Sun and Sun night. A cold front will slowly approach from the NW Sun night into Mon, gradually push across the waters Mon night into Tue night, then stall across the outer and S portions Wed and Wed night. High pressure will build SE across the waters behind the front Tue through Wed night. $$ ANZ820-240230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-240230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-240230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-240230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-240230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-240230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-240230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-240230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-240230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-240230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-240230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.