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FZNT22 KWBC 281451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 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.
ANZ899-290230-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE INLAND OVER NORTH
CAROLINA WILL MOVE NE TODAY, AND REACH A POSITION NEAR THE
VIRGINIA CAPES BY EVENING. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SE FROM THE
LOW WILL LIFT N FROM THE S WATERS TODAY TO THE CENTRAL WATERS
LATER TODAY. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE N
PORTIONS FOR MOST OF TODAY, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE
WEAK LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE THROUGH THE NW PORTION TONIGHT INTO
THU BEFORE WEAKENING N AND NE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC FRI INTO FRI
NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST SAT, THEN MOVE
INLAND OVER MAINE AND CANADA 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 SLIDE E AND SE
ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE USCG
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY CHESAPEAKE IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE.
ANZ820-290230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 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 W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-290230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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.
ANZ920-290230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
S TO 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
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ905-290230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. 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 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-290230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-290230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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 W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-290230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 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. 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 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-290230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-290230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-290230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-290230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 11 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.
ANZ835-290230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-290230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 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, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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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