


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
802 FZNT22 KWBC 272012 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 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. ANZ899-280745- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A low pressure trough will move E over the waters this evening. Also high pressure will settle offshore tonight into Fri, then gradually shift E later Fri and Fri night. A cold front will move into the northern portions Fri, then stall briefly over the northern waters Fri night into Sat before lifting back N of the area as a warm front late Sat and Sat night. A high pressure ridge will persist across the southern waters Sun and Sun night while the warm front continues to slowly move N across the New England waters. A stronger cold front will approach the coast Mon and will move just offshore Mon night. It will then cross the waters Tue and exit Tue night. $$ ANZ820-280745- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-280745- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ920-280745- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-280745- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ910-280745- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ825-280745- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S, then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S 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 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-280745- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S, then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-280745- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of showers early. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-280745- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-280745- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-280745- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-280745- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-280745- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 412 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.