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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 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.

ANZ899-180230-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure to the E
of the area this evening will drift W towards the N waters
tonight, shift S Fri while continuing to strengthen, then slowly
move well E of the region Fri night through Sat night. Mariners
should consider avoidance plans depending on their vessel type
and cargo. High pressure will build E over the waters Sat into
Sun, then shift E of the region late Sun and Sun night as a cold
front moves offshore. The front will then move E across the
waters Mon and early Mon night as a low pressure trough crosses
the N waters. High pressure will briefly build E over the S
waters Mon night, then weaken Tue while shifting S of the region.
Another cold front will move offshore Tue night.

$$

ANZ820-180230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ915-180230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ920-180230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-180230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 17 to 28 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ910-180230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 18 to 28 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-180230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-180230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-180230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-180230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ833-180230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ930-180230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-180230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-180230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1024 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 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...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.