


Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
550 FZNT22 KWBC 182037 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 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. ANZ899-190800- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will move SE across the N portion tonight and Wed, then will shift E of the area Wed night. A stationary front will form along the SE coast tonight into Wed, before an intensifying low tracks NE along the boundary across the waters late Wed through Thu evening. The strong low will move well NE of the waters later Thu night through Fri while pulling another series of low pressure troughs or cold fronts across the N portion. High pressure ridge will build SE over the S portion Thu night into Fri, persist across this area through Sat night, and then will shift E of the waters Sun. A weak cold front will move E across the waters Sun and Sun night. $$ ANZ820-190800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Light freezing spray. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Light freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Snow. Light freezing spray. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-190800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of snow. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-190800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .FRI...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-190800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .WED...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of snow. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 35 to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 45 to 60 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-190800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 35 to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 45 to 60 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-190800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain and snow with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain early. Chance of snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. $$ ANZ828-190800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of snow early. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less early. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-190800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. .FRI...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-190800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-190800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-190800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N early, then, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .THU...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-190800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-190800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 337 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE early, then, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.