Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 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.

ANZ899-040830-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will shift E and 
NE of the area tonight while a ridge extends W and SW across the 
the southern waters through Sat. A cold front will move S into 
the N waters tonight and Fri, then stall over the central and 
northern waters Fri into early Fri night, before lifting back N 
as a warm front later Fri night through Sat night. Another cold 
front will move SE into the N waters Sun and Sun night, then
stall later Sun night. Low pressure will develop along the front
and move NE through the N waters Mon and Mon night, while pulling
a cold front through the central and S waters. Yet another cold
front will move E across the N waters Tue and Tue night, while
high pressure builds over the central and S waters.

$$

ANZ820-040830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-040830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

$$

ANZ920-040830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-040830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog.
Chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to
12 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-040830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-040830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms and areas of fog. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-040830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-040830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-040830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 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. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-040830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-040830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-040830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-040830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
426 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.