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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 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.
ANZ899-182000-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
ACROSS THE S PORTIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY,
THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS N OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL PULL A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS LATER TONIGHT 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.
ANZ820-182000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-182000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED 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. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-182000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-182000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S
TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-182000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-182000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 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. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-182000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-182000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
337 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
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