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FZNT22 KWBC 010245  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1045 PM 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.  
 
ANZ899-020230-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
 
AN ELONGATED HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE  
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT VERY SLOWLY S THROUGH  
TONIGHT, PERSIST THU, THEN MOVE E AWAY FROM THE REGION FRI AND  
FRI NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS.  
MEANWHILE, A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY S THROUGH THE NORTHERN  
WATERS WILL 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 SAT NIGHT. WEAK LOW  
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC ON SUN AND  
PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT, WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING NE  
FROM THE LOW ACROSS GEORGES BANK. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S FROM  
THE LOW WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY E INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE SUN  
INTO SUN NIGHT, THEN BECOME STATIONARY MON INTO MON NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ820-020230-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
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
 
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 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.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ915-020230-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 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 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ920-020230-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO  
7 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
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S 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.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ905-020230-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ910-020230-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ825-020230-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
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 TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS.    
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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 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 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.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ828-020230-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ925-020230-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ830-020230-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 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.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ833-020230-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ930-020230-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.   
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S 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.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ835-020230-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 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 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S 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.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ935-020230-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1045 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
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 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 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.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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