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FZNT22 KWBC 260913
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 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.
ANZ899-261945-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS TODAY AND
TONIGHT, THEN SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA MON INTO MON NIGHT. A
STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST S OF THE AREA TODAY AND DRIFT N
THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT MON
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST, INTENSIFY NE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS
MON INTO TUE, THEN CLEAR WELL E OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT. STRONG
COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STEEPER, BREAKING WAVES. THE DEPARTING LOW WILL LEAVE ANOTHER
STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS WED
INTO THU, WITH ANOTHER LOW POSSIBLY DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST. THEN BY THU AND THU NIGHT, A BROAD, STRONGER LOW MAY
APPROACH THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST. ALSO HURRICANE MELISSA IS
EXPECTED TO PASS E OF THE S WATERS THU OR THU NIGHT. MARINERS
SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS FROM BOTH OPC AND NHC AND CONSIDER
AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE
IMPACTFUL SYSTEMS MON THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
ANZ820-261945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ915-261945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-261945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-261945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-261945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-261945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
ANZ828-261945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-261945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-261945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-261945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-261945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-261945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-261945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
513 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.FORECASTER BYRD. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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