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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
954 PM 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.
ANZ899-191430-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE FAR N
PORTIONS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE LATER TONIGHT INTO THU, AND THEN 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, THEN
PERSIST INTO MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-191430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
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.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-191430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
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 25 TO 35 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
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-191430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
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. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-191430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
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. CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 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.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
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. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO 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, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-191430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
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 4 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.
CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
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.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-191430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
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. 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
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
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 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-191430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-191430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
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 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-191430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 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 WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW 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
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-191430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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