


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
736 FZNT22 KWBC 022105 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 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. ANZ899-030915- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure off the SE coast will move NE along a stationary front over the central waters tonight through Mon, while pulling a cold front over the S waters. The low will pass E of the area by Mon night. The cold front will become nearly stationary and linger over the S waters Tue through Thu night with weak lows occasionally forming along the frontal boundary. High pressure over the N waters will continue over those parts into next week. A stronger high will build N of the area Tue night into Thu night. All mariners should use caution in or near any of the heavier thunderstorms which will likely persist mainly near and S of the cold front today through Sun. $$ ANZ820-030915- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-030915- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ920-030915- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ905-030915- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-030915- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers early. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-030915- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-030915- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-030915- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Tstms and showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-030915- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-030915- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-030915- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-030915- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-030915- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.