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FZNT22 KWBC 180858
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 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.
ANZ899-182000-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF THE S
WATERS WILL LIFT SLOWLY NE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT TODAY AND
TONIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES S INTO THE N WATERS. THE COLD
FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S INTO THE N WATERS
BEHIND THE FRONT, THEN MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA WED. HURRICANE
ERIN, CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE WATERS, WILL TRACK N INTO THE
OUTER S WATERS ON WED, THEN TURN NE AND MOVE THROUGH THE OUTER
CENTRAL WATERS THU, AND THE OUTER MID- ATLANTIC WATERS THU NIGHT
INTO FRI. LONG PERIOD SE TO S SWELL FROM ERIN, ALREADY AFFECTING
THE S WATERS, WILL SPREAD N INTO THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SWELL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY BACKING TO THE E WED THROUGH
THU NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-182000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 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
13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
ANZ915-182000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ920-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN,
BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO
15 TO 27 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ905-182000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ910-182000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE, THEN,
BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
ANZ825-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE, THEN,
BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-182000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO
27 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, INCREASING TO 75 TO 90 KT.
SEAS 29 TO 44 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-182000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-182000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-182000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS
19 TO 34 FT, BUILDING TO 31 TO 46 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 80 TO 95 KT. SEAS 34 TO 49 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 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.
ANZ935-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
458 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 30 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 75 TO 95 KT. SEAS 32 TO 47 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 80 TO 95 KT, BECOMING W 60 TO 75 KT.
SEAS 31 TO 46 FT, SUBSIDING TO 19 TO 34 FT.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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