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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 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.
ANZ899-300215-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FAR NW
WATERS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA TODAY WHILE PULLING
A SERIES OF FRONTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS. THE LOW AND
FRONTS WILL PASS WELL E AND NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRI INTO FRI NIGHT, LIFT
NE AND INTENSIFY ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST SAT, THEN CONTINUE N
WHILE TRACKING INLAND SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A WARM FRONT N
ACROSS THE WATERS LATE FRI INTO FRI NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A COLD
FRONT PUSHING E ACROSS THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A SECONDARY
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW LATE SAT, THEN MOVE SE
ACROSS THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WHILE WEAKENING. THE FRONT
WILL THEN STALL OVER THE S PORTION SUN NIGHT AND MON AS A WEAK
LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT, BEFORE THE FRONT AND LOW PASS E OF THE
AREA MON NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL PASS ACROSS
THE WATERS SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE N PORTION MON AND MON NIGHT. THE USCG COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY CHESAPEAKE IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
ANZ820-300215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-300215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-300215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-300215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-300215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-300215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 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
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-300215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-300215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-300215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-300215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-300215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-300215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 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 W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-300215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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