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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 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.
ANZ899-191945-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT, WITH HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE N WATERS TO THE N OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT AND HIGH
PRESSURE WILL LIFT NE WED AS HURRICANE ERIN APPROACHES THE WATERS
FROM THE S. 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. IT WILL THEN TURN
MORE NE AND MOVE THROUGH THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS THU NIGHT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE WIND FIELD OF HURRICANE ERIN WILL EXPAND
SIGNIFICANTLY THU THROUGH FRI, RESULTING IN ALL OF THE CENTRAL
AND N WATERS SEEING AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. LONG
PERIOD SE TO S SWELL FROM ERIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD N INTO THE
CENTRAL AND N WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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 WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT FORMS OVER THE FAR S
WATERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-191945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
15 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-191945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
14 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 34 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-191945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT,
BUILDING TO 15 TO 25 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS
17 TO 32 FT, BUILDING TO 26 TO 41 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 60 TO 75 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 65 TO
80 KT. SEAS 29 TO 44 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-191945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 19 TO 34 FT.
FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-191945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
15 TO 24 FT, BUILDING TO 19 TO 34 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 29 TO 44 FT.
FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-191945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 25 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
14 TO 28 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-191945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
17 TO 32 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO
34 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-191945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 31 FT, BUILDING TO 29 TO 44 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 75 TO 95 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 80 TO 95 KT.
SEAS 38 TO 53 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 70 TO 85 KT, BECOMING NW 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 31 TO 46 FT, SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 34 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-191945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
22 TO 37 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO
36 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-191945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 22 TO 37 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
19 TO 34 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 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 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-191945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
13 TO 28 FT, BUILDING TO 27 TO 42 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 70 TO 90 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 85 TO
100 KT. SEAS 38 TO 53 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 80 TO 95 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 70 TO 90 KT.
SEAS 38 TO 53 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-191945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-191945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
508 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING E 75 TO 95 KT. SEAS
26 TO 41 FT, BUILDING TO 38 TO 53 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 85 TO 100 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
38 TO 53 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
16 TO 31 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
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