


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
656 FZNT22 KWBC 031446 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 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. ANZ899-040300- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A front will be nearly stationary over and near the E waters through Thu as weak low pressure centers move NE along the front. Meanwhile, high pressure will be located over the NW waters. The front should move slightly N as a warm front Thu night and Fri as a cold front approaches the waters from the W. The slow-moving cold front should weaken as it moves E across the waters Fri and Fri night, with the warm front passing off to the NE. Another cold front approaches the N waters from the W Sat, moves into the N and central waters Sat night and early Sun, and finally reaches the S waters late Sun and Sun night. High pressure builds into the NW waters from the W behind the front. $$ ANZ820-040300- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. Isolated tstms. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-040300- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms and isolated showers. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-040300- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-040300- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-040300- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-040300- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. Isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-040300- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-040300- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-040300- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-040300- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-040300- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-040300- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms and isolated showers. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-040300- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.