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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1102 PM 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.
ANZ899-200230-
1102 PM 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 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. THE EYE OF HURRICANE
ERIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N INTO THE OUTER S WATERS LATE WED, THEN
CONTINUE N AND NE THROUGH THE OUTER S AND CENTRAL WATERS WED
NIGHT AND THU BEFORE TURNING MORE NE AND MOVING THROUGH THE OUTER
MID-ATLANTIC WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA SE OF A LINE FROM
THE VIRGINIA CAPES TO GEORGES BANK. LONG PERIOD SE TO S SWELL
FROM ERIN, ALREADY AFFECTING THE 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. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD OVER
THE WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE
ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-200230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-200230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 33 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
ANZ920-200230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
18 TO 32 FT, BUILDING TO 26 TO 41 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 55 TO 70 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 60 TO
75 KT. SEAS 27 TO 42 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
ANZ905-200230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ910-200230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
16 TO 26 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO 36 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 26 TO 41 FT.
FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
ANZ825-200230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-200230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 29 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-200230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 32 FT, BUILDING TO 29 TO 44 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 80 TO 100 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 85 TO
100 KT. SEAS 38 TO 53 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 75 TO 95 KT, BECOMING NW 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 28 TO 43 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-200230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
21 TO 36 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-200230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 21 TO 36 FT.
THU
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
21 TO 36 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-200230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
15 TO 30 FT, BUILDING TO 27 TO 42 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 75 TO 95 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 90 TO
105 KT. SEAS 40 TO 55 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 90 TO 105 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 80 TO
100 KT. SEAS 39 TO 54 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 35 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 26 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO
21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-200230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-200230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1102 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 30 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, INCREASING TO 85 TO 105 KT.
SEAS 37 TO 52 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 95 TO 110 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 90 TO
105 KT. SEAS 39 TO 54 FT.
THU
W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
22 TO 37 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
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