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FZNT22 KWBC 280856
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 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.
ANZ899-282030-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE S WATERS WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE S PORTION TODAY, THEN MOVE
E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STEEP BREAKING WAVES. ANOTHER LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR THE SE COAST TODAY, THEN DRIFT N ALONG THE COAST
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI WHILE PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS
WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N PORTION FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT. 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. SEE THE LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER.
ANZ820-282030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
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 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 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, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-282030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
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 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-282030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-282030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ910-282030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ825-282030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 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, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-282030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 22 FT. RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
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. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 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.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-282030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
TONIGHT
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-282030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT, BUILDING
TO 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 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.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-282030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-282030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-282030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE, THEN,
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-282030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
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