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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 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.

ANZ899-230815-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Post-tropical cyclone Erin
will continue moving E into the North Atlantic tonight. High
pressure will build over the waters tonight into Sat night,
while a stationary front persists across the far S waters. Weak
low pressure will form along the front off the South Carolina
coast Sat night, then lift NE across the central and N portions
Sun and Sun night. A cold front will slowly approach from the NW
Sun night into Mon, gradually push across the waters Mon night
into Tue night, then stall across the outer and S portions Wed
and Wed night. High pressure will build SE across the waters
behind the front Tue through Wed night.

$$

ANZ820-230815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE,
then, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-230815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-230815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-230815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
15 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and tstms early.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-230815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of showers early.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ825-230815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-230815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-230815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-230815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt,
then, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-230815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-230815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 8 to
12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-230815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-230815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
437 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.