


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
251 FZNT22 KWBC 061458 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 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. ANZ899-070230- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure centered just SW of Bermuda will slowly shift SE today. A cold front will move SE into the northern waters today into tonight, then will stall late tonight through Mon night, extending NE from the Virginia Capes through the outer Mid-Atlantic Waters. A series of weak low pressure centers will track NE along the stalled front tonight through Mon night. The front will finally move E of the waters Tue. A secondary cold front will move E across the N waters Tue and Tue night, while high pressure builds E to the coast. The high will cross the waters Wed and Wed night as weak low pressure develops S and SE of the area. The high will gradually shift NE Thu, maintaining a ridge across the waters Thu night. A weak cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW late Thu night. $$ ANZ820-070230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-070230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-070230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-070230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. Chance of tstms. Showers. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-070230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 12 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-070230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-070230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas subsiding to 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-070230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-070230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-070230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-070230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-070230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming N. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-070230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1058 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.