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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 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.
ANZ899-280800-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 60 NM
SE OF CHARLESTON WILL INTENSIFY NE ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL
PORTION TONIGHT, WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE N WATERS
RETREATS N OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL CLEAR WELL E OF THE AREA BY
TUE NIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST
TUE, THEN DRIFT N ALONG THE COAST TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.
STRONG COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL
FOR STEEPER, BREAKING WAVES. 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. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE S AND CENTRAL AREAS SAT, THEN EXPAND NE SAT
NIGHT. HURRICANE MELISSA WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS THU INTO FRI.
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS FROM BOTH OPC AND NHC AND
CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED.
ANZ820-280800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-280800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ920-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-280800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ910-280800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ825-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-280800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-280800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-280800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-280800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-280800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-280800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-280800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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