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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 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.
ANZ899-280215-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE
E OVER THE WATERS TODAY. ALSO HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE
COAST TODAY, SETTLE OFFSHORE TONIGHT INTO FRI, THEN GRADUALLY
SHIFT E LATER FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS FRI, THEN STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT BEFORE LIFTING BACK N OF THE AREA AS A
WARM FRONT LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT WHILE THE
WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE N ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND
WATERS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST MON AND
WILL MOVE JUST OFFSHORE MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-280215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ915-280215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ920-280215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ905-280215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-280215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ825-280215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-280215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ925-280215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-280215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ833-280215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-280215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-280215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-280215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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