Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 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.

ANZ899-150830-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front will slowly lift N 
across the area tonight into Thu while gradually weakening. A low
pressure trough will move E across the S portion tonight into 
tonight while also weakening. Weak low pressure will move E 
across the N waters Thu night and Fri while slowly pulling a weak
cold front over the area, before the front and low pass E of the
region Fri night into Sat. Another warm front will lift N across
the waters Sat and Sat night, before a cold front crosses the 
area Sat night and Sun. A series of secondary cold fronts or low 
pressure troughs will move over the area Sun night into Mon
night.

$$

ANZ820-150830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-150830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-150830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S, then, diminishing
to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-150830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-150830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-150830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt, then,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-150830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-150830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 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 NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-150830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-150830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

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

$$

ANZ930-150830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-150830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-150830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.