Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
962 FZNT22 KWBC 162028 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 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. ANZ899-170830- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Much of the waters will remain along the western extent of a strong Bermuda high pressure area tonight through Thu. A cold front will approach the NW waters early Thu night, and move over the northern waters late Thu night into Fri. The front will reach the central waters Fri night, stall and weaken over the central waters Sat into Sat night, and then return N as a warm front Sun. Another cold front will approach from the NW Sun, and move over the northern waters Sun night, then across the central and southern waters Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-170830- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-170830- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-170830- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-170830- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-170830- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms with showers likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-170830- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-170830- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers early. Chance of tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-170830- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-170830- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely early. Tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-170830- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-170830- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-170830- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-170830- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 428 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.