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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
457 PM 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.
ANZ899-170815-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE N WATERS
WILL SLOWLY SLIDE SE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT, THEN
WEAKENING MON. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE S WATERS WILL SLOWLY MOVE
SE TONIGHT THROUGH MON WHILE SLOWLY PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS
FAR SE PORTIONS. ANOTHER WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER
THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE 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 THEN NE TO THE E OF THE
AREA WED AND WED NIGHT. ERIN WILL WELL THEN BEGIN TRACKING NE
AWAY FROM THE N WATERS THU AND THU 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 THU NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN,
PLEASE CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-170815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
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 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 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 11 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ915-170815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO
23 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ920-170815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ905-170815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
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 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ANZ910-170815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ANZ825-170815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ828-170815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-170815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-170815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-170815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-170815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 27 FT.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-170815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. 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. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-170815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
457 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW 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 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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