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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 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.
ANZ899-270815-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHERN WATERS WILL LIFT N TONIGHT INTO SAT. A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS
TONIGHT, THEN WEAKEN SAT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT INTO SAT WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE WATERS. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OR SECONDARY COLD FRONT 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 THROUGH 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.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NE ACROSS THE REGION WED, THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND SHIFT S WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-270815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-270815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 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 17 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-270815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW 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. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-270815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-270815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 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 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-270815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-270815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 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 NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-270815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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, BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-270815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-270815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. 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. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-270815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-270815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 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, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-270815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
331 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 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, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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