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FZNT22 KWBC 160835
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 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.
ANZ899-162045-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E
OVER THE NEW ENGLAND WATERS TODAY, THEN PASS NE OF THE REGION
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT NEAR THE GEORGIA AND
CAROLINA COASTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY, AND THEN WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 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.
ANZ820-162045-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
S TO SW 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 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 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-162045-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE 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 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-162045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. 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 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-162045-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
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
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-162045-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
ANZ825-162045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. 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 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-162045-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
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 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-162045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-162045-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-162045-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 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. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-162045-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW 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 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-162045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-162045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
335 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
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