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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
401 PM 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.  
 
ANZ899-210915-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS  
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN  
WATERS WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT, THEN 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. A COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ820-210915-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 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. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ915-210915-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N EARLY, THEN,  
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 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, BECOMING S 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ920-210915-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ905-210915-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N EARLY, THEN,  
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN.   
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 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ910-210915-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING N TO NW. 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 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  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ825-210915-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.  
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 S TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ828-210915-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 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 S. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ925-210915-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ830-210915-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ833-210915-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT  
N 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ930-210915-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 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 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 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, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ835-210915-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
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 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ935-210915-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
401 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
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  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
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