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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 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.

ANZ899-180815-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Strong low pressure to the E of
the area will move SE early tonight, then slowly move well E of
the region late tonight through Sat night. Mariners should
consider avoidance plans depending on their vessel type and
cargo. High pressure will build E over the waters Sat through
early 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, cross
the waters Wed, and move E of the area Wed night as high pressure
builds to the coast.

$$

ANZ820-180815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

ANZ915-180815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-180815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-180815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
14 to 24 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ910-180815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to
26 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ825-180815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-180815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-180815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

ANZ830-180815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TONIGHT...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 to SW.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-180815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

ANZ930-180815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

ANZ835-180815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

ANZ935-180815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.