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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 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.
ANZ899-212000-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
THROUGH THE AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT, BEFORE A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS MOVE SE OVER THE N
WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD E OVER THE
REGION LATE MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN SHIFT OVER THE S WATERS TUE
AND TUE NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. POTENT LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
AND PASS NEAR OR JUST N OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT BEFORE
INTENSIFYING TO THE E AND NE OF THE AREA WED INTO WED NIGHT WHILE
MOVING AWAY FROM THE WATERS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE REGION LATER TUE INTO EARLY WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
TOWARDS THE COAST LATE WED, AND BUILD E AND SE OVER THE WATERS
WED NIGHT INTO THU. THE HIGH WILL MOVE S AND COVER THE S WATERS
LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP NEAR OR JUST N
OF THE REGION THU NIGHT.
ANZ820-212000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-212000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-212000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-212000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-212000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-212000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-212000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-212000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-212000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-212000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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