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FZNT22 KWBC 280841
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 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.
ANZ899-282000-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S WATERS
WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT EMERGES OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND QUICKLY MOVES N OF THE WATERS LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS
THE AREA MON AND MON NIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS E OVER
THE S WATERS, A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N
AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED AROUND BROAD LOW PRESSURE
OVER E CANADA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS WED
NIGHT AS A BROADER SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
S WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTIONS WHILE PULLING YET
ANOTHER COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S WATERS THU NIGHT.
ANZ820-282000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-282000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-282000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
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 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-282000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-282000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-282000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-282000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-282000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-282000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-282000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-282000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-282000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-282000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
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