Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
404 FZNT22 KWBC 262106 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 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. ANZ899-270800- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front will move through the N and central waters tonight. The front will then pass E of the southern waters early Thu night. A secondary cold front will approach the N and central waters Thu and move through the N and central waters late Thu through early Fri. As high pressure builds over the S waters Fri and continues Fri night, a series of surface troughs will move SE over the N waters. High pressure will lie across the area Sat, then gradually shift E Sat night and Sun. A warm front will move across the NW portion Sun. An approaching cold front will move into the N and central waters late Sun night, then stall across the central and S portions late Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-270800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-270800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt early, then becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-270800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-270800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-270800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-270800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-270800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt early, then becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-270800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-270800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-270800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-270800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-270800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-270800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 406 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. Scattered tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.