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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 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.
ANZ899-292000-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND QUICKLY MOVE N OF THE WATERS EARLY TODAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 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 EASTERN
CANADA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS WED NIGHT
AND EARLY THU 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 N PORTIONS THU NIGHT
INTO FRI WHILE PULLING YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S
WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS
LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT WHILE THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE FAR S
WATERS.
ANZ820-292000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-292000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-292000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-292000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-292000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-292000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
ANZ828-292000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-292000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-292000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-292000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-292000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-292000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-292000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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