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FZNT22 KWBC 280244
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 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.
ANZ899-281430-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL MOVE ESE FARTHER INTO THE N ATLANTIC
TONIGHT WHILE SLOWLY PULLING A COLD FRONT OVER THE S WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E SUN NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT EMERGES OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND QUICKLY MOVES N OF THE WATERS LATE
SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E
ACROSS THE AREA MON AND MON NIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS
E OVER THE S WATERS, A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED AROUND BROAD LOW
PRESSURE OVER E CANADA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS WED NIGHT AS A BROADER SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTIONS WHILE
PULLING YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S WATERS THU NIGHT.
ANZ820-281430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-281430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-281430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-281430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
ANZ910-281430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-281430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-281430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-281430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-281430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-281430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-281430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-281430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-281430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
944 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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