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FZNT22 KWBC 170258
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
958 PM 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.
ANZ899-171430-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE JUST E OF
GEORGES BANK WILL MOVE FURTHER E AND NE AWAY FROM THE REGION
TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT NEAR THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA COASTS
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUE. 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 COAST 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 FRI AND THEN
WILL TRACK NE NEAR THE OUTER WATERS FRI NIGHT WHILE
STRENGTHENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E TOWARD THE
COAST SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A SERIES OF REINFORCING COLD FRONTS OR
LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS.
ANZ820-171430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 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
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE 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 SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-171430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-171430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-171430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-171430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-171430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-171430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-171430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-171430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-171430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-171430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-171430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-171430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
958 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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