


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
466 FZNT22 KWBC 290903 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 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. ANZ899-292000- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front will lift N over the central waters today as low pressure forms and tracks NE along the front. The low will move E of the area later today into tonight while slowly pulling the front SE of the area as a cold front. The front will continue just S of the area Sat into Mon night, then lift N over the SE waters Tue and Tue night. Another cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion Fri night into Sat while weakening, then pass E of the area Sat night. A high pressure ridge will build just N of the waters Mon and Mon night, and continue Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ820-292000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW, then, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-292000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE, then becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-292000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-292000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-292000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers. Scattered tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-292000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 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...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-292000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-292000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-292000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-292000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-292000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW, then, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-292000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 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 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-292000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.