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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 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.
ANZ899-020815-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
AN ELONGATED HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL PERSIST TONIGHT, THEN MOVE E AWAY FROM THE REGION FRI AND
FRI NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS.
MEANWHILE, A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING E FROM THE VIRGINIA CAPES
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT BEFORE PASSING 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. THE LOW
PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE REGION ON
TUE INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-020815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-020815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
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 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-020815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-020815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING
S. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-020815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE, THEN,
BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-020815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-020815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-020815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-020815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
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 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-020815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-020815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
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 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-020815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 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 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-020815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
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 TO SE 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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