Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
672 FZNT22 KWBC 292023 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 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. ANZ899-300800- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Strengthening low pressure just E of the northern waters will move NE away from the waters tonight as a cold front moves offshore over the northern waters. Weak high pressure will persist over the central and S waters tonight into Sat. The front will move E of the N waters Sat as high pressure expands from the central into the northern waters, as weak low pressure develops along a stationary front over the far southern waters. The low will move E and NE over the far S waters Sat night into Sun as the high retreats N to the N waters. The low will move NE and pass E of the southern and central waters Sun night into Mon as the high retreats N to the New England waters. A ridge associated with the high to the N of the area will develop over the inner waters Mon night into Tue as the low moves off to the E and NE of the area. Weak high pressure will cover most of the N and central waters Tue night into Wed as a front to the S of the waters begins to return N as a warm front. The front and a developing low pressure area will lift N over the southern waters Wed night as the ridge dissipates. $$ ANZ820-300800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-300800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-300800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-300800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain and tstms. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-300800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-300800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-300800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-300800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-300800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED and WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-300800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-300800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON and MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-300800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-300800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE and TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.