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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 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.

ANZ899-150245-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak high pressure over the
waters will drift E of the area tonight. Weak low pressure will
move NE off the Delmarva Peninsula and across the central and
northern waters Thu and Thu night while pulling a cold front
across the area. The front will then continue moving slowly S Fri
through Sun as another low moves SE along the front, before the
front and low pass S of the area Sun night into Mon. A high
pressure ridge will build SE over the northern waters Sat night
into Sun night, then persist into Mon night. Long period
southeasterly swell from Tropical Storm Erin will begin to move
into the region Mon. For more information on Erin, please monitor
the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center.

$$

ANZ820-150245-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain, then scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Chance of rain.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-150245-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain, then
scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-150245-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-150245-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. Scattered
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-150245-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-150245-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain, then scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-150245-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Numerous showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-150245-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Numerous showers and tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-150245-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-150245-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-150245-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers
and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-150245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-150245-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1037 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.