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FZNT22 KWBC 100915
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 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.
ANZ899-101945-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE COAST TODAY, MOVE E AND SE ACROSS THE WATERS
TONIGHT, THEN CLEAR E OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT INTO FRI, THEN PERSIST INTO SAT WHILE
WEAKENING. A WEAK LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH OR COLD FRONT WILL
QUICKLY PASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AREAS THU NIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED WARM AND COLD FRONTS WILL APPROACH THE
WATERS LATE SAT. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS SAT NIGHT AS THE DEVELOPING LOW AND COLD FRONT APPROACH
THE COAST. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY PASS N OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT
AND SUN WHILE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT
SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-101945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ915-101945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ920-101945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ905-101945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ910-101945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ825-101945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ828-101945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ925-101945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ830-101945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ833-101945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ930-101945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ835-101945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ935-101945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
415 AM EST WED DEC 10 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
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