Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
846 FZNT22 KWBC 040839 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 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. ANZ899-042045- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure centered just SW of Bermuda will remain nearly stationary today through Sat while maintaining a ridge across the southern waters. The ridge will shift S of the area Sat night and Sun. Meanwhile, a cold front will move S into the northern waters today, then will stall off Currituck Beach Light late today into tonight before lifting back N as a warm front later tonight through Sat night. Another cold front will move SE into the northern waters Sun and Sun night, then will slow and stall Mon and Mon night, extending from SW to NE across the area. A series of low pressure centers will track NE along the stalled front Mon and Mon night. The front will finally move E of the waters Tue. A secondary cold front will move E across the N waters Tue and Tue night, while high pressure builds E to the coast. $$ ANZ820-042045- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ915-042045- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ920-042045- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ905-042045- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ910-042045- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ825-042045- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ828-042045- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ925-042045- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-042045- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ833-042045- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-042045- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ835-042045- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-042045- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 439 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.