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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
405 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.

ANZ899-050815-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move SE over
the N and central portions tonight before stalling across the S
waters later tonight. High pressure will build E over the N
waters Fri into Fri night. The stalled front and developing low
pressure will begin to move back to the N over the S and central
waters Fri into Fri night, then continue moving NE to the E of
the northern waters Sat. Low pressure and a cold front will
develop over the northern and central waters Sat, then quickly
clear E of the waters later Sat night. Meanwhile, just to the S
another low will develop across the far southern waters and pull
a cold front SE across the waters through Sat night. Yet another
low will develop just S of the waters Sun, then quickly move E
and NE across the waters Sun night and Mon. Another low will
move offshore and into the northern waters Mon, pulling a
trailing cold front across the waters through early Mon night.
High pressure will build offshore across the region behind the
front Mon night, then quickly clear E of the area Tue. A warm
front will lift across the northern waters Tue, followed by a
cold front later Tue and Tue night.


$$

ANZ820-050815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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.

$$

ANZ915-050815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt early,
then, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 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.

$$

ANZ920-050815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. 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.

$$

ANZ905-050815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 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.

$$

ANZ910-050815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 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.

$$

ANZ825-050815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to
20 kt. Seas 4 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.

$$

ANZ828-050815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 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 less than 10 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.

$$

ANZ925-050815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 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.

$$

ANZ830-050815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW 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.

$$

ANZ833-050815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW 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.

$$

ANZ930-050815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 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.

$$

ANZ835-050815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE early, then,
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.

$$

ANZ935-050815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
405 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW 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 Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.