Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
390 FZNT22 KWBC 272028 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 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. ANZ899-280815- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will build E off the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight, expand over the region Thu, then shift E of the waters Thu night. A cold front will stall just S of the region tonight into Thu, then lift N over the S waters later Thu into Sat as low pressure forms along the front. The low will move E of the area Sat night into Sun while slowly pulling the front SE, before the front stalls across the S waters Sun night into Mon night. Another cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion Fri into Sat night while weakening. Another high will build SE across the N waters Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-280815- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-280815- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-280815- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-280815- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers early. .THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-280815- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-280815- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-280815- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-280815- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-280815- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ833-280815- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-280815- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-280815- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-280815- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.