Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 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.

ANZ899-290345-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist over 
the region today, then shift E of the waters tonight. A 
stationary front will continue just S of the region early today, 
then lift N over the S waters later today into tonight as low 
pressure forms and tracks NE along the front. The low will move 
E of the area later tonight into Fri while slowly pulling the 
front SE of the area. The front will continue just S of the area
Fri night into Sat, then lift N over the far SE waters Sat night.
The front will stall again Sat night into Mon night as low 
pressure tracks NE along the front to the E of the waters.
Another cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion Fri
night into Sat night while weakening. Another high will build SE 
across the N waters Mon and Mon night.

$$

ANZ820-290345-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-290345-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-290345-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-290345-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-290345-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-290345-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-290345-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-290345-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-290345-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-290345-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-290345-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-290345-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-290345-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1049 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.