525  
FZNT22 KWBC 301434  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 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.  
 
ANZ899-010230-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS  
AN ELONGATED HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE  
ACROSS THE S WATERS WILL SHIFT VERY SLOWLY S THROUGH THU, THEN  
MOVE E AWAY FROM THE REGION FRI AND FRI NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A  
RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. MEANWHILE, A COLD FRONT WILL  
MOVE SE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON, THEN STALL E  
OF THE VIRGINIA CAPES TONIGHT INTO THU. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT  
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THU NIGHT, THEN PASS N AND NE OF THE  
WATERS FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL VERY SLOWLY APPROACH THE  
COAST FROM THE NW SAT INTO SUN BEFORE FINALLY MOVING SE INTO THE  
NORTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ820-010230-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ915-010230-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF TSTMS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ920-010230-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ905-010230-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ910-010230-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ825-010230-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.   
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ828-010230-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ925-010230-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.   
THU NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ830-010230-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ833-010230-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ930-010230-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ835-010230-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ935-010230-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1034 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
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