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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 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.

ANZ899-150815-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A broad, complex low pressure
system will move E of the area into the N Atlantic tonight into
Wed. A cold front will approach from the N Wed, then move across
the waters Wed night. Another low will develop just NE of the
area Wed night into Thu, intensify just E of the area Thu night
into Fri, then move E into the N Atlantic Fri night into Sat.
High pressure will build into the eastern U.S. Thu into Fri, move
E over the area Fri night through Sun, then shift E of the
waters Sun night as the next cold front approaches the coast.

$$

ANZ820-150815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-150815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-150815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ905-150815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-150815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to
35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-150815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-150815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ925-150815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ830-150815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ833-150815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ930-150815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt,
then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ835-150815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-150815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.