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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 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.
ANZ899-200830-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT, BEFORE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS
OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS MOVES SE ACROSS THE N WATERS LATER
TONIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER
THE WATERS SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A WEAK WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT OVER THE WATERS SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PASS
SE THROUGH THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT, BEFORE A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS MOVE SE OVER THE N
WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD E OVER THE
REGION MON NIGHT, THEN SHIFT OVER THE S WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS TUE THROUGH
WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SE ACROSS THE REGION WED AND WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-200830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-200830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-200830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-200830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ910-200830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ825-200830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-200830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-200830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 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 13 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-200830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-200830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ930-200830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-200830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-200830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
321 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
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