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FZNT22 KWBC 181441
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 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.
ANZ899-190230-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE JUST NE OF THE
WATERS THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE E AND NE AWAY FROM THE WATERS
TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE S WATERS
TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING SW FROM
THE LOW CROSSES THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NW TONIGHT, MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT, AND REACH THE S WATERS SAT. THE FRONT
WILL THEN LIKELY STALL AND EXTEND E FROM NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT SAT
NIGHT, SLOWLY LIFT N OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS AS A WARM FRONT SUN
INTO MON, AND THEN MOVE BACK TO THE S MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS S OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE
WILL LIKELY PASS WELL E OF THE WATERS AS A HURRICANE MON AND MON
NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GABRIELLE PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. LONG PERIOD EASTERLY
SWELLS GENERATED BY GABRIELLE COULD BEGIN TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
THE WATERS BY MON OR MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-190230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-190230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
ANZ920-190230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-190230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
ANZ910-190230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-190230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-190230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
ANZ925-190230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-190230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
ANZ833-190230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-190230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-190230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-190230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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