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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 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.

ANZ899-300230-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure over the northern
waters this evening will shift E of the area tonight. A warm
front will lift N over the S waters tonight into Fri as low
pressure forms and tracks NE along the front. The low will move E
of the area later Fri into Fri night while slowly pulling the
front SE of the area. 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.

$$

ANZ820-300230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. 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 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-300230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

$$

ANZ920-300230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.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 4 to 7 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, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-300230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE 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 6 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-300230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

$$

ANZ825-300230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-300230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

$$

ANZ925-300230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

$$

ANZ830-300230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

$$

ANZ833-300230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ930-300230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-300230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-300230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1028 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.