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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 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.
ANZ899-171945-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE
S PORTION WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE N WATERS TODAY, WITH THE FRONT MOVING E AND SE OVER
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL
OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT INTO WED AND THEN
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATER 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.
ANZ820-171945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-171945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
WED
VARIABLE 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. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-171945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. 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 7 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-171945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-171945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-171945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-171945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ925-171945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO 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
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-171945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ833-171945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-171945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-171945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-171945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
409 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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