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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 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.
ANZ899-141945-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK E OVER
THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTERS DEVELOPS
AND TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT AS AN
ASSOCIATED SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS TRACK SE OVER THE WATERS
TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. THEN HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS E
OVER THE S WATERS LATE MON NIGHT. BY TUE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
EXTEND N AND SHIFT E THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ALSO 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. ANOTHER HIGH WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA THU, WITH YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT NEARING THE COAST THU
NIGHT.
ANZ820-141945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF SNOW.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-141945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-141945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-141945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-141945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
12 TO 18 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-141945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 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 LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 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 W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-141945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO
12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-141945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO
14 TO 21 FT. RAIN LIKELY EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-141945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 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
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 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-141945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-141945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
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 6 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.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-141945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-141945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
324 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 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 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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