Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
534 FZNT22 KWBC 201422 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 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. ANZ899-210230- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...An area of low pressure just E of the far outer Mid-Atlantic Waters this morning will track NE away from the area today. A trailing cold front will move slowly SE across the southern waters today, while a secondary trough moves slowly S through the central waters behind the cold front. The cold front will briefly stall across the southern waters tonight, then dissipate early Fri. High pressure will quickly pass E across the waters Fri into Fri night. Another low and associated warm front will move offshore from the Mid- Atlantic Fri night, then become absorbed into a cold front moving S into the northern waters Sat. The low will move NE away from the area Sat night into Sun as the cold front continues moving SE across the waters. Another high will move E across the northern and central waters Sun night through Mon night. $$ ANZ820-210230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft early, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-210230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-210230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-210230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-210230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-210230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-210230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-210230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-210230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-210230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-210230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-210230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-210230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 922 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.