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Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 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.
ANZ899-240830-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front across the S waters
this evening will pass S of the area tonight as high pressure
over the N portion shifts E of the region. Another cold front
will cross the N portion later tonight into Mon. Another high
will build SE over the region late Mon into Tue, then pass E of
the area late Tue into Tue night. A warm front will lift NE over
the waters Tue into Tue night, before another cold front moves
across the area Wed into Thu night. A series of cold fronts will
move across the N portion Wed night into Fri night as high
pressure builds E towards the area.
$$
ANZ820-240830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ915-240830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
$$
ANZ920-240830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
$$
ANZ905-240830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
$$
ANZ910-240830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
ANZ825-240830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
ANZ828-240830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt
early, then, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
ANZ925-240830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
$$
ANZ830-240830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
ANZ833-240830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
$$
ANZ930-240830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt early,
then, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
ANZ835-240830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
ANZ935-240830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
321 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.