Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
458 FZNT22 KWBC 052103 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 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. ANZ899-060845- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered just off the coast of the Carolinas will track NE across the waters through Sat, then clear well E of the area by Sat night. High pressure will build E across the waters late Sat into Sun, then shift NE and dissipate Sun night. A strong cold front will approach the coast late Sun and Sun night, then sweep E across the waters Mon and Mon night. A series of low pressures may develop along or just ahead of the cold front Mon. High pressure will build E across the area behind the cold front late Mon into Tue, then shift E Tue night ahead of the next approaching front. That next cold front will move across the waters Wed and Wed night. $$ ANZ820-060845- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ915-060845- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft, subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ920-060845- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of rain. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ905-060845- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain early. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ910-060845- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ825-060845- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt early, then, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-060845- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-060845- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt early, then, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain early in the morning, then scattered tstms early. Scattered showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft, subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-060845- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-060845- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain early in the morning, then scattered showers and tstms early. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-060845- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, subsiding to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ835-060845- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers early. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-060845- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 403 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.