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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 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.
ANZ899-231415-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS E ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE N WATERS
TUE, THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT WHILE RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE OUTER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS LATER TUE THROUGH WED. A TROUGH
EXTENDING W FROM THE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE QUICKLY S ACROSS THE
OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
AND SE OVER THE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. THE HIGH WILL
MOVE OFF TO THE SE OF THE AREA DURING THU. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
SE OFF THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST LATE THU WHILE PULLING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THU NIGHT. A PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS FRI, THEN RETURN
N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL TRACK E OVER THE
CENTRAL AND N WATERS EARLY SAT, AND THEN PASS E AND SE OF THE
AREA LATE SAT INTO SAT NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
THE LOW W AND NW TO THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-231415-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-231415-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-231415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-231415-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO
21 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-231415-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-231415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-231415-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ925-231415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-231415-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ833-231415-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-231415-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-231415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-231415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1017 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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