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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
423 PM 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.
ANZ899-180830-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE JUST W OF THE
CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY THIS EVENING, WILL 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 HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER
MOST OF THE S WATERS TONIGHT 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 MON NIGHT, 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 INTO MON NIGHT, AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT
N OVER THE S WATERS AS A WARM FRONT.
ANZ820-180830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-180830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
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 TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-180830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
ANZ905-180830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
ANZ910-180830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
ANZ825-180830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-180830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. 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 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ925-180830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
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
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-180830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, 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. CHANCE OF 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 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-180830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF 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 LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-180830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-180830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-180830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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