Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
983 FZNT22 KWBC 210233 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 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. ANZ899-211415- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure will move farther away from the NE waters tonight as a cold front passes through the S waters. High pressure will build E over the area behind the low overnight tonight and Fri. The high will shift E late Fri and Fri night as a warm front emerges off of the mid-Atlantic coast. The warm front will move into the N waters Fri night, with low pressure developing along the front and moving NE Sat. The low will move E of the NE waters Sat night with its trailing cold front passing S across the area through Sun night. High pressure will build E behind the front, continuing through Mon night. The high will move E Tue with a warm front moving N across the waters Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ820-211415- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-211415- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-211415- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-211415- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-211415- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-211415- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-211415- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-211415- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-211415- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-211415- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-211415- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-211415- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-211415- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 933 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.