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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 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.
ANZ899-250845-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE WELL E OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
SE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT 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 INTO THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PASS
E OVER THE AREA MON INTO MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-250845-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ915-250845-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
ANZ920-250845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ905-250845-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT.
ANZ910-250845-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
ANZ825-250845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-250845-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-250845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-250845-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
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 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-250845-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SE 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 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-250845-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-250845-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-250845-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
346 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO 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 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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