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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 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.

ANZ899-170830-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front over the
central and N waters this evening will lift N of the area as a
warm front tonight into Sat. Mariners should use caution for
locally gusty winds and rough seas in and near locally heavy
tstms. A cold front will approach from the W Sat, and then move E
and SE over the waters Sat night into Sun. Broad low pressure
will drift E and pass N and then NE of the area Sun night into
Tue as a series of secondary cold fronts or low pressure troughs
move E and SE over the region. A weak high pressure ridge will
build S over the waters later Tue and Tue night as a warm front
extend E off the SE coast. The warm front will lift N across the
area Wed and Wed night as an associated cold front approaches
from the W.

$$

ANZ820-170830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
9 ft.

$$

ANZ915-170830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S, then, becoming
S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog.
Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ920-170830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ905-170830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Areas of fog early. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. Slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-170830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. Slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ825-170830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-170830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ925-170830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ830-170830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ833-170830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ930-170830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-170830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-170830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
423 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.