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FZNT22 KWBC 130222
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 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.
ANZ899-131445-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM
TONIGHT EXTENDING E FROM NEAR CAPE FEAR. A SERIES OF WEAK AREAS
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE E OF THE OUTER BANKS SAT WILL LIFT NE
THROUGH THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN BECOME
ABSORBED BY ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE WATERS
SUN. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS
MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN EXPAND N INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE
AND TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E OF THE N WATERS EARLY WED,
WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING E THROUGH THE N PORTION WED AND
WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-131445-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-131445-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-131445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-131445-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN PERIODS OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-131445-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16
FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-131445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN. CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-131445-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-131445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN PERIODS OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-131445-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN PERIODS OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-131445-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-131445-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-131445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-131445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
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