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FZNT22 KWBC 151500  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 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.  
 
ANZ899-160215-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E  
OVER THE NEW ENGLAND WATERS TODAY THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL  
PASS NE OF THE REGION LATE MON AND MON NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT  
NEAR THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA COASTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON,  
AND THEN WILL DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH  
THE N WATERS TUE, WITH THE FRONT MOVING E AND SE OVER THE  
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OFF  
THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA WED AND THEN WILL LIFT N AS A WARM  
FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NW AND  
N OF THE AREA AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE. THE  
FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THU AND THEN WILL STALL  
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ820-160215-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN  
LIKELY.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ915-160215-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ920-160215-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ905-160215-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ910-160215-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ825-160215-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ828-160215-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ925-160215-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ830-160215-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ833-160215-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
S 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 8 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ930-160215-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ835-160215-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ935-160215-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
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