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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 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.
ANZ899-181945-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
AN EXITING COLD FRONT WILL GIVE
WAY TO HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE N WATERS TODAY AND
EXPANDING AND MOVING AND E LATER TODAY. THEN A WARM FRONT WILL
MOVE N OVER THE WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A
STRONG COLD FRONT FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE S
WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT, AS A SERIES OF SURFACE
TROUGHS MOVES SE ACROSS THE N WATERS. THE HIGH BUILDS N INTO THE
N WATERS SAT, THEN ANOTHER WARM FRONT MOVES N THROUGH THE N
WATERS SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL PASS SE THROUGH THE AREA SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT, A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE OVER THE N
WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE S
WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE N WATERS MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-181945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-181945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
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
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ920-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
ANZ905-181945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ910-181945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO
22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
ANZ825-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-181945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO
12 TO 18 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ830-181945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. SHOWERS, RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 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
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-181945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO
10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-181945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ835-181945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-181945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
328 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING
TO 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
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