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FZNT22 KWBC 250822
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 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.
ANZ899-251945-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE FROM
THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY, THEN MOVE S OF
THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE
WATERS LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT, BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHERN WATERS FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT, WHILE THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS LIFTS BACK N TO NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC AS A WARM FRONT. AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST FRI
NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT BEFORE PASSING
E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH EXTENDING NW FROM THE LOW WILL
MOVE S ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING
EARLY SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION SUN, THEN
SHIFT SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AS ANOTHER WARM FRONT
LIFTS NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-251945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ915-251945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ920-251945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW EARLY, THEN, BECOMING
W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ905-251945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 10 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ910-251945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 10 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
ANZ825-251945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-251945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-251945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW EARLY, THEN, BECOMING
W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-251945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-251945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-251945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-251945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-251945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
322 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
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