


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
904 FZNT22 KWBC 090829 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 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. ANZ899-092030- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will approach the coast this morning, with a low pressure inland along the front moving to the New Jersey coast. The low will track to the NE of the area along coastal New England later today into Sat, pulling the cold front across the northern and central portions tonight into early Sat. The cold front will stall over the southern waters Sat into Mon, with high pressure building offshore N of the front. The high will shift E and SE later Mon and Mon night, with the stationary front then beginning to lift back to the N as a warm front by Mon night. The warm front will continue N across the southern and central portions Tue and Tue night, with an associated low pressure moving N and inland across the Carolinas. $$ ANZ820-092030- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-092030- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-092030- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-092030- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-092030- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-092030- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-092030- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-092030- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-092030- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-092030- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-092030- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-092030- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-092030- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 429 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.