Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
020 FZNT22 KWBC 160829 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 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. ANZ899-161945- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Much of the waters will remain along the western extent of a strong Bermuda high pressure area today through Thu. A cold front will approach the NW waters early Thu night, move over the northern waters late Thu night into Fri, reach the central waters Fri night, stall and weaken over the central waters Sat into Sat night, and then return N as a warm front Sun. Another cold front will approach from the NW late Sun, and move over the northern waters Sun night. A low pressure trough will develop near the coast tonight, persist into Thu night, and then weaken Fri. $$ ANZ820-161945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-161945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-161945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-161945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-161945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms with showers likely. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-161945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-161945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-161945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-161945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-161945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-161945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-161945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-161945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.