FZNT22 KWBC 250830 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters beyond 60 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. ANZ899-252000- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the S portions today, then shift SE of the area tonight. To the N, along a stationary boundary that remains through the central waters today, a low pressure will develop and move off the Delmarva coast tonight. The low will slowly move E to NE across the waters Sun into Tue while slowly strengthening, then clear E and SE of the area Tue night through Wed night. High pressure will build along the coast and inner portions Mon night into Tue, shift to the S waters Tue and Tue night, then move S and SE of the area Wed. Another low pressure and cold front will approach the coast later Wed, then move offshore Wed night. $$ ANZ820-252000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less, then chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-252000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms, then rain. .SUN...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ920-252000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-252000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .MON...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-252000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain, then scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-252000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-252000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-252000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-252000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-252000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-252000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-252000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-252000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 430 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.