887  
FZNT22 KWBC 180845  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
 
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.  
 
ANZ899-182000-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS  
STRONG LOW PRESSURE NE OF THE  
WATERS WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE WHILE PASSING S AND THEN E OF NOVA  
SCOTIA TODAY INTO WED. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN  
WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH TUE, AND THEN WILL  
SHIFT E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL FORM OVER THE N  
WATERS TODAY, AND MOVE S TO THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT BEFORE  
STALLING OVER THE AREA TUE. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A  
WARM FRONT TUE NIGHT WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE  
WATERS. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING N ACROSS THE WATERS  
WED AND WED NIGHT WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST  
AND MOVES OFFSHORE WED NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E OF THE  
AREA THU AND THU NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES NW AND N OF THE  
WATERS. A SERIES OF SECONDARY COLD FRONTS OR LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS  
WILL MOVE E AND SE OVER THE REGION FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS THE LOW  
DRIFTS N AND NE NEAR NEW ENGLAND.  
 
 
 
ANZ820-182000-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 FT EARLY, BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ915-182000-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.   
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ920-182000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.   
FRI  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ905-182000-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ910-182000-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU  
 
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
FRI  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 17 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ825-182000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ828-182000-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY, THEN,  
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ925-182000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.   
FRI  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ830-182000-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ833-182000-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ930-182000-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.   
FRI  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
16 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ835-182000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
FRI  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ935-182000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
345 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT.    
THU  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.  
 
 
 
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