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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 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.
ANZ899-210300-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ERIN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE N INTO THE OUTER S WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN CONTINUE N AND NE THROUGH THE OUTER S AND CENTRAL WATERS
TONIGHT AND THU. IT WILL THEN TURN MORE NE AND MOVE THROUGH THE
OUTER MID- ATLANTIC WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT S TO SE SWELL TODAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT
WHILE GRADUALLY BACKING TO THE E. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL
BUILD OVER THE WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE A
STATIONARY FRONT FORMS OVER THE FAR S WATERS. A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
SAT NIGHT, THEN LIFT NE THROUGH THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN INTO SUN
NIGHT WHILE THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N SHIFTS E OF THE
REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE W LATE SUN
NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-210300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-210300-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
20 TO 35 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 30 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-210300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 75 TO 95 KT. SEAS
15 TO 30 FT, BUILDING TO 25 TO 40 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 75 TO 95 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 50 TO
65 KT. SEAS 30 TO 45 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
16 TO 31 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-210300-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 65 TO 80 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 28 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO 36 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 65 TO 85 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 25 TO 40 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 32 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-210300-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO 36 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 80 TO 95 KT. SEAS 31 TO 46 FT.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 65 TO 80 KT, BECOMING NW 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
25 TO 40 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-210300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-210300-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
13 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 27 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-210300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 55 TO 70 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 26 FT, BUILDING TO 30 TO 45 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 90 TO 105 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 85 TO
100 KT. SEAS 40 TO 55 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 70 TO 85 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 25 TO 40 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-210300-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
18 TO 33 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
18 TO 33 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-210300-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT, BUILDING
TO 15 TO 25 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
19 TO 34 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-210300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS
14 TO 28 FT, BUILDING TO 22 TO 37 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 90 TO 105 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
41 TO 56 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 90 TO 105 KT, BECOMING W 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS
40 TO 55 FT, SUBSIDING TO 28 TO 43 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-210300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-210300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1056 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 85 TO
100 KT. SEAS 32 TO 47 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 90 TO 105 KT, BECOMING W 55 TO 70 KT.
SEAS 35 TO 50 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
18 TO 33 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 24 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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