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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
437 AM EDT WED SEP 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.
ANZ899-172000-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER
SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN IN THE
SAME GENERAL AREA FOR MOST OF TODAY, AND THEN MOVE NE TONIGHT
INTO THU MOVING ACROSS THE FAR N WATERS BEFORE PASSING E AND NE
OF THE REGION LATER THU INTO THU NIGHT. A WEAK TRAILING COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE OUTER PORTIONS OF THE WATERS TODAY INTO
TONIGHT, AND THEN GRADUALLY PASS E OF THE AREA BY LATE THU.
OTHERWISE, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER MOST OF THE S WATERS
TODAY INTO THU, WITH THE HIGH EXPANDING N OVER THE REMAINDER OF
THE AREA THU NIGHT INTO FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT, AND REACH THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE N
WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN PERSIST INTO SUN,
WHILE THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY NEAR OR JUST S OF THE S
WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT OFF TO THE NE OF THE REGION SUN NIGHT
AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT N OVER THE S WATERS AS A WARM FRONT.
ANZ820-172000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN BECOMING W
TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-172000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-172000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-172000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6
FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-172000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-172000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-172000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-172000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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