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FZNT22 KWBC 270257
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 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.
ANZ899-280300-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAK LOW WILL TRACK E ALONG A
STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING JUST E OF THE CENTRAL WATERS ON TUE. THE STATIONARY
FRONT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TUE WITH A NEW WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR CAPE FEAR. THE LOW AND FRONT
WILL LIFT N TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA CAPES BY LATE WED. MEANWHILE, AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD E OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE REGION WED.
THE WEAK LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS WED
NIGHT AND THU BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR GEORGES BANK THU NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST FRI, THEN MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS
THE WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT, WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
POSSIBLY DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT. THE USCG
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY CHESAPEAKE IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE APOLOGIZE
FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
ANZ820-280300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-280300-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-280300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-280300-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ910-280300-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ825-280300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING
3 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-280300-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-280300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-280300-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 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 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-280300-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-280300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-280300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 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 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-280300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1057 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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