


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
734 FZNT22 KWBC 182024 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 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. ANZ899-190845- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure over the outer central waters this evening will shift E of the area tonight through Sat night while maintaining a ridge over the S waters. The high will then move back to the W over the S waters Sun, slowly weaken to a ridge Sun night and Mon, then continue through Wed night. A warm front will lift NE through the N waters later tonight. A cold front will move SE over the waters Sat night into Sun night, stall across the central waters Mon, then lift N Mon night into Tue. Another high will build SE over the N waters Mon, and then shift E of the region Mon night and Tue. Another cold front will move SE over the N and central waters Tue into Tue night, then stall across the central waters Wed and Wed night while gradually weakening. $$ ANZ820-190845- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-190845- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-190845- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-190845- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-190845- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-190845- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-190845- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-190845- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-190845- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-190845- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-190845- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-190845- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-190845- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 424 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.