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FZNT22 KWBC 130857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 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.
ANZ899-131945-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
WHILE WEAK LOW PRESSURE
DIMINISHES OVER THE S WATERS, HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E TODAY AS
A WARM FRONT EMERGES OFF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, AND A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE N OF
THE WATERS LATE TODAY, THEN BY LATE TONIGHT, THE COLD FRONT WILL
BECOME ORIENTED NE TO SW OVER THE WATERS. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT AND MOVE NE SUN AND SUN NIGHT,
WITH THE LOW INTENSIFYING E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. A SERIES OF
SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN
NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS E OVER
THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND N TUE, SHIFTING E TUE AND
TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER WARM FRONT SHOULD EMERGE OFF OF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST TUE AND MOVE N OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NW WED, MOVING INTO THE N
WATERS LATE WED AND INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-131945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY, AND SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-131945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-131945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO
12 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS, MIXED WITH SNOW NW PORTION.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-131945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-131945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-131945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-131945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-131945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN LIKELY,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-131945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVERNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-131945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
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 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-131945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-131945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS LATE.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-131945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
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