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FZNT22 KWBC 260306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 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.
ANZ899-261615-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT, STALL ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS FRI,
THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION FRI AND FRI NIGHT,
THEN WEAKEN SAT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
WATERS. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING NW FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE
S ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 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 WATERS. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT. A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE S PORTION TUE AND TUE
NIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD
FRONTS CROSSES THE N PORTION.
ANZ820-261615-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ915-261615-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
ANZ920-261615-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N 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 SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ905-261615-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
ANZ910-261615-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ANZ825-261615-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-261615-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 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
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-261615-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN
LIKELY. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ830-261615-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S 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
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-261615-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S 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
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-261615-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-261615-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-261615-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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