Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
873 FZNT22 KWBC 041430 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 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. ANZ899-050230- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure over the waters will weaken early today. A cold front will move SE over the N and central portions late today into tonight before stalling across the S waters later tonight. High pressure will build E over the N waters Fri into Fri night. The stalled front and developing low pressure will begin to move back to the N over the S and central waters Fri into Fri night, then continue moving NE to the E of the northern waters Sat. Low pressure and a cold front will develop over the northern and central waters Sat, then quickly clear E of the waters later Sat night. Meanwhile, just to the S another low will develop across the far southern waters and pull a cold front SE across the waters into Sun. Yet another low will develop over the S waters Sun night and quickly move E and NE across the waters. Low pressure will move offshore NW of the area Mon, pulling a trailing cold front across the waters through Mon. High pressure will build offshore across the region behind the front Mon night. $$ ANZ820-050230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ915-050230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ920-050230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ905-050230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ910-050230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ825-050230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ828-050230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ925-050230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ830-050230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ833-050230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers early, then rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ930-050230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ835-050230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ935-050230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 930 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.