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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM 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.
ANZ899-291415-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA 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 EASTERN CANADA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU 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 N
PORTIONS THU NIGHT INTO FRI WHILE PULLING YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL
AND N WATERS LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT WHILE THE FRONT STALLS
ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS.
ANZ820-291415-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN. AREAS
OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-291415-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ920-291415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ905-291415-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ910-291415-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
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 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ825-291415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
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 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-291415-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 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 SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-291415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ830-291415-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-291415-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S 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 13 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. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-291415-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ835-291415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-291415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S 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 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 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
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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