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FZNT22 KWBC 172049
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 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.
ANZ899-180815-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE N WATERS
WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE TONIGHT, THEN WEAKEN MON. LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE TONIGHT INTO
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,
TRACK N AND NE OVER THE FAR OUTER S WED AND WED NIGHT, THEN TURN
MORE NE WHILE PASSING OVER THE OUTER CENTRAL WATERS THU AND THU
NIGHT. ERIN WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NE WATERS EARLY FRI AND THEN
PASS E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. LONG PERIOD SE TO S SWELL FROM
ERIN WILL MOVE INTO THE S WATERS TONIGHT, EXPAND ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT, AND CONTINUE
THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE BACKING TO THE E AND NE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-180815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
ANZ915-180815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-180815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-180815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-180815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-180815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-180815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-180815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 32 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, INCREASING TO 75 TO 95 KT.
SEAS 25 TO 40 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-180815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-180815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-180815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 27 FT.
WED
E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, INCREASING TO 80 TO 100 KT. SEAS
26 TO 41 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 80 TO 100 KT. SEAS 26 TO 41 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-180815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-180815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
449 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 75 TO 95 KT. SEAS 25 TO 40 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 75 TO 90 KT, DIMINISHING TO 50 TO
60 KT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 25 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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