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FZNT22 KWBC 250301
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1001 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.
ANZ899-251445-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE FROM
THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU, THEN
MOVE S OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
OVER THE WATERS LATE THU INTO THU NIGHT, BEFORE STALLING ACROSS
THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT, WHILE THE FRONT OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS LIFTS BACK N TO NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC AS A WARM
FRONT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
SAT BEFORE PASSING E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH EXTENDING NW
FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT NIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE OVER
THE REGION SUN, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AS
ANOTHER WARM FRONT LIFTS NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE
MON INTO MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-251445-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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.
ANZ915-251445-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 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.
ANZ920-251445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 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.
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.
ANZ905-251445-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW 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.
ANZ910-251445-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
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.
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.
ANZ825-251445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. 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 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.
ANZ828-251445-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO 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 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 5 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.
ANZ925-251445-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 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 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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.
ANZ830-251445-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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.
ANZ833-251445-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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.
ANZ930-251445-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
VARIABLE 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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.
ANZ835-251445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1001 PM EST WED DEC 24 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, 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.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ935-251445-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1001 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 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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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