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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 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.

ANZ899-302000-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move offshore
over the northern waters today when pass E of the northern and
central waters early tonight. Weak high pressure will persist
over the central and S waters today, then expand from the
central into the northern waters tonight, 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 tonight into
Sun night the high retreats N to the northern waters. The low
will move NE and pass E of the southern and central waters later 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 night 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.

$$

ANZ820-302000-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-302000-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 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.

$$

ANZ920-302000-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to 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 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-302000-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW, then,
becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Chance of
tstms.
.SUN...N winds less than 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 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 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ910-302000-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. 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 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ825-302000-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-302000-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 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 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-302000-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-302000-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW, then,
becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-302000-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
tstms and showers.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-302000-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt, then, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain,
then showers and chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-302000-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE, then,
becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
tstms and scattered showers.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-302000-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E, then,
becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.