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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
935 PM 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.
ANZ899-241530-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE FAR NE WATERS WILL PASS E OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT, THEN
CONTINUE STRENGTHENING WHILE MOVING WELL E OF THE REGION WED. A
SECOND STRONG LOW WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE FAR NE PORTION WED.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION WED NIGHT INTO THU,
THEN PASS S OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SE OVER THE WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
MOVE E ACROSS THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A WEAKER LOW WILL MOVE
OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE
WATERS SAT BEFORE PASSING E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION SUN, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA SUN
NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SE OVER THE WATERS.
ANZ820-241530-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-241530-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-241530-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-241530-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-241530-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
12 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-241530-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-241530-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-241530-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW 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 9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 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 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-241530-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-241530-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-241530-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-241530-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-241530-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
935 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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