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FZNT22 KWBC 180241
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
941 PM 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.
ANZ899-181430-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE
S PORTIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT INTO
WED, THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATER WED AND WED NIGHT AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS N OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL PULL
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU, AND THEN WILL
STALL ACROSS THE S WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI,
INTENSIFY NE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS FRI NIGHT, THEN CLEAR WELL
NE OF THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS
SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE TOWARD THE
COAST SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-181430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 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.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-181430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF 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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 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.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-181430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE WARNING
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
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 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 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-181430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-181430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
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 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-181430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 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. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-181430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 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. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 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 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-181430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 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 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-181430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ833-181430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ930-181430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW 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 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.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-181430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-181430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
941 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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