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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
459 PM 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.
ANZ899-270745-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS TONIGHT, THEN
SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA MON INTO MON NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT
S OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N TOWARD THE REGION 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 WILL APPROACH
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
WATERS. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE OF THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT,
WITH A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS
MOVING E ACROSS THE AREA. HURRICANE MELISSA IS STILL EXPECTED TO
PASS E OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU INTO FRI. 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.
ANZ820-270745-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN, BECOMING 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ915-270745-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
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 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
ANZ920-270745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
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. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
ANZ905-270745-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
ANZ910-270745-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
ANZ825-270745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 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 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-270745-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-270745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ830-270745-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
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 WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-270745-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-270745-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-270745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-270745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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