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FZNT22 KWBC 010825
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
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.
ANZ899-012000-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES E JUST N
OF THE WATERS TODAY, A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
N AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, MOVING INTO THE S WATERS LATER TODAY
BEFORE PASSING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT
DEVELOPS FRI AND AND MOVES INTO THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT BEFORE
STALLING. ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT, LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF OF
THE SE U.S. COAST ALONG THE FRONT, MOVING ENE SAT NIGHT AND SUN
WHILE STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL THEN PASS TO THE NE OF THE
AREA BY SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW WILL
MOVE WELL E OF THE S WATERS SUN NIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MAY
MOVE S OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT, STALLING
MON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE MAY THEN DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-012000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN LIKELY EARLY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN ENDING.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-012000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN OR
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING
NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-012000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 12 TO
20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-012000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN LIKELY. A
TSTM POSSIBLE.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW N PORTION.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS, OR SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS N
PORTION.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ910-012000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN LIKELY. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-012000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN ENDING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-012000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ925-012000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-012000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ833-012000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-012000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-012000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ935-012000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
325 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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