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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 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.
ANZ899-280800-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS TONIGHT, WITH A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. THE LOW AND FRONT
WILL LIFT SLOWLY NE ALONG THE COAST LATER TONIGHT, TO NEAR THE
VIRGINIA CAPES BY LATE WED. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE N PORTIONS TONIGHT INTO WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA
WED NIGHT. THE WEAK LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE THROUGH THE N
PORTIONS WED NIGHT AND THU BEFORE DISSIPATING N OF THE AREA THU
NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
FRI AND FRI NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE ALONG THE COAST SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE WATERS LATE
FRI, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT PUSHING E ACROSS THE AREA FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW SAT
NIGHT, THEN PASS ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE USCG
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY CHESAPEAKE IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE.
ANZ820-280800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, THEN RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-280800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-280800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-280800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-280800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-280800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-280800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-280800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-280800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ935-280800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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