816  
FZNT22 KWBC 200856  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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.  
 
ANZ899-202000-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS  
LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED ALONG  
A STALLED FRONT NEAR 33N76W THIS MORNING, AND WILL LIFT NE  
ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE LOW WILL  
CONTINUE TO A POSITION NEAR 42N64W JUST NE OF THE OUTER MID-  
ATLANTIC PORTIONS TONIGHT, AND THEN WILL CONTINUE NE INTO THE  
CANADIAN MARITIMES SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE  
TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT  
INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE TOWARD THE COAST  
SUN AND SUN NIGHT, SETTLE OFFSHORE JUST N OF THE AREA MON AND MON  
NIGHT, AND THEN SHIFT NE OF THE WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ820-202000-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY, THEN,  
BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ915-202000-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ920-202000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ905-202000-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 13 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ910-202000-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ825-202000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT. RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
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.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ828-202000-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ925-202000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ830-202000-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 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 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ833-202000-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 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 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ930-202000-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
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 11 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ835-202000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ935-202000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
356 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
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