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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 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.
ANZ899-231945-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE N WATERS TODAY, THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
OUTER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS LATER TODAY THROUGH WED. A
TROUGH EXTENDING W FROM THE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE QUICKLY S ACROSS
THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E AND SE OVER THE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. THE HIGH
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWEEPS S AND E
ACROSS THE AREA THU, EVENTUALLY STALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETURN N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI NIGHT WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST. THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL TRACK E OVER THE CENTRAL
AND N WATERS SAT, THEN PASS E AND SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-231945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-231945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-231945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-231945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-231945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-231945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-231945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-231945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-231945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-231945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-231945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-231945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-231945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
357 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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