Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
355 FZNT22 KWBC 050250 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 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. ANZ899-051430- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will stall across the central portions tonight. Low pressure will develop along the stalled front off the SE coast late tonight, track NE across the waters Fri and Fri night, then clear E of the area Sat and Sat night. High pressure will build E across the waters later Sat into Sun, then shift NE and dissipate Sun night. A strong cold front will approach the coast late Sun and Sun night, the sweep E across the waters Mon and Mon night. A series of low pressures may develop along the cold front Mon. High pressure will build E across the area behind the cold front later Mon into Tue, then shift E Tue night. Another cold front will move offshore Tue night. $$ ANZ820-051430- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of snow. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ915-051430- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ920-051430- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ905-051430- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain early. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ910-051430- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ825-051430- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ828-051430- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-051430- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered tstms early. Scattered showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-051430- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-051430- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers early, then rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms early, then chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-051430- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ835-051430- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-051430- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 950 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.