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FZNT22 KWBC 160222
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
922 PM 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.
ANZ899-161430-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E
OVER THE NEW ENGLAND WATERS TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-161430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-161430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
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 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
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 TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-161430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-161430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-161430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-161430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-161430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-161430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-161430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-161430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E TO SE 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
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-161430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-161430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-161430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024
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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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