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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 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.
ANZ899-161945-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE THROUGH MON WHILE SLOWLY PULLING A
COLD FRONT S ACROSS THE AREA. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE
OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN
MON. ANOTHER WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS LATER MON AND MON NIGHT, BEFORE ANOTHER HIGH BUILDS JUST N
OF THE WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE OF THE
AREA WED AND WED NIGHT. HURRICANE ERIN, CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE
WATERS, WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE SE AND S TUE AND TUE
NIGHT, THEN TRACK N AND NE TO THE E OF THE AREA WED AND WED
NIGHT. LONG PERIOD SE TO S SWELL FROM ERIN WILL MOVE INTO THE S
WATERS SUN NIGHT, EXPAND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON
THROUGH TUE, AND CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-161945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT, THEN, BECOMING
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ915-161945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ920-161945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ANZ905-161945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ910-161945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ANZ825-161945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ828-161945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
ANZ925-161945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ANZ830-161945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ833-161945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ930-161945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ANZ835-161945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ935-161945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.
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