Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
044 FZNT22 KWBC 202052 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 352 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. ANZ899-210800- 352 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 builds E over the area behind the low overnight tonight and Fri. The high shifts E late Fri and Fri night as a warm front emerges off of the mid-Atlantic coast. The warm front moves 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 builds E behind the front, continuing through Mon night. The high moves E Tue with a warm front moving N across the waters Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ820-210800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain, then periods of rain. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Periods of rain, then a chance of rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-210800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. Chance of rain. .SAT...Winds becoming N 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .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. $$ ANZ920-210800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-210800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .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. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .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 increasing to 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. $$ ANZ910-210800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-210800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers, then a chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain, then scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then a chance of rain. .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. $$ ANZ828-210800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt early, then, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Periods of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-210800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered 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. Numerous showers and scattered 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. $$ ANZ830-210800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-210800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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. Numerous showers. Scattered 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. $$ ANZ930-210800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms especially NW portion, with showers becoming numerous late. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-210800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E early, then, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and 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 showers and 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. $$ ANZ935-210800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 352 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley/Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.