


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
927 FZNT22 KWBC 060243 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 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. ANZ899-070245- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Tropical Storm Dexter, currently centered E of the outer northern waters, will move well E into the Atlantic tonight and Wed. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Otherwise, a stationary front will continue over the far S waters tonight through Wed while slowly weakening. High pressure will build just N of the area tonight into Thu, then shift E of the region Fri through Sun night while maintaining a ridge just N of the area. Weak low pressure will gradually develop just S of the waters Wed and Wed night, slowly drift NW across the area Thu into Fri, and then turn more N to NE Sat into Sun. The National Hurricane Center currently lists this system with a medium chance of acquiring tropical characteristics, and a tropical depression could form later in the week into the weekend. The NAVTEX station at Chesapeake, VA, is inoperative. Technicians are investigating. $$ ANZ820-070245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-070245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-070245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-070245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-070245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-070245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-070245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-070245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-070245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-070245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-070245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-070245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-070245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.