862  
FZNT22 KWBC 210843  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 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.  
 
ANZ899-212000-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
 
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 100  
NM S OF CAPE SABLE ISLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE TODAY, PULLING  
A COLD FRONT E OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NE INTO  
THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS  
OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO  
SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE TOWARD THE COAST SUN AND  
SUN NIGHT, SETTLE OFFSHORE JUST N OF THE AREA MON, THEN SHIFT NE  
MON NIGHT INTO TUE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND PASS N  
OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT, PULLING A COLD FRONT SE  
ACROSS THE WATERS.  
 

 
 
ANZ820-212000-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS EARLY.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ915-212000-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
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  
4 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ920-212000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ905-212000-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ910-212000-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ825-212000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ828-212000-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ925-212000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ830-212000-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ833-212000-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ930-212000-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ835-212000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ935-212000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
343 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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