891  
FZNT22 KWBC 220838  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 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.  
 
ANZ899-222000-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS  
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE  
SE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE  
TOWARD THE COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT, WILL SETTLE OFFSHORE JUST N  
OF THE AREA MON, AND THEN WILL SHIFT NE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A  
WEAK LOW PRESSURE MAY FORM ACROSS THE FAR SW PORTIONS TUE AND TUE  
NIGHT, THEN TRACK SLOWLY NE ALONG THE COAST WED INTO THU. LOW  
PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND PASS N OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO  
WED NIGHT, PULLING A WEAKENING COLD FRONT SE INTO THE WATERS.  
THE LOW WILL SLOW AND STRENGTHEN TO THE NE AND E OF THE WATERS  
WED NIGHT AND THU BEFORE TRACKING S AND SE THU NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ820-222000-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ915-222000-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 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.   
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ920-222000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ905-222000-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ910-222000-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ825-222000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ828-222000-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ925-222000-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ830-222000-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ833-222000-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ930-222000-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ835-222000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ935-222000-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
338 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
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