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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 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.
ANZ899-050815-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PERSIST TO THE W OF THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT,
WITH A STATIONARY FRONT N OF THE AREA EXTENDING NE ACROSS THE
GULF OF MAINE AND GEORGES BANK. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S FROM
THE LOW WILL STALL ALONG THE COAST MON INTO TUE BEFORE FINALLY
PUSHING OFFSHORE INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS BY TUE
NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS.
MARINERS SHOULD USE CAUTION FOR LOCALLY VERY GUSTY WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS IN OR NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS LIKELY OVER
THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OTHERWISE, THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE E OF THE NORTHERN WATERS AND BEGIN TO STALL OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS LATER WED INTO WED NIGHT. THE STALLED FRONT
WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE AREA THU AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES E
AND SE INTO THE WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE AREA
THU NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NORTHERN MID-
ATLANTIC COAST BY FRI, AND TRACK E AND NE NEAR OR JUST N OF THE
NORTHERN WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT WILL PULLING A TRAILING COLD
FRONT E AND SE OVER THE REGION.
ANZ820-050815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-050815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-050815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-050815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-050815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-050815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-050815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-050815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-050815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-050815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-050815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-050815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-050815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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