381
FZNT22 KWBC 162027
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
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.
ANZ899-170830-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT, AS THE ASSOCIATED COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE
AREA TRACKS NE NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N
PORTION MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE GRADUALLY
BUILDS SE OVER THE S PORTION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM AND MOVE SE
ACROSS THE N PORTION WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A
STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM ALONG THE SE COAST TUE NIGHT INTO WED,
BEFORE ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY LATE
WED INTO THU. THE STRONG LOW WILL MOVE WELL E OF THE WATERS THU
NIGHT THROUGH FRI WHILE PULLING ANOTHER SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
TROUGHS OR COLD FRONTS ACROSS THE N PORTION. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL
BUILD SE OVER THE S PORTION THU NIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-170830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-170830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-170830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 40 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ905-170830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 40 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 29 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-170830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 40 TO 45 KT, BECOMING SW 35 TO 50 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
20 TO 26 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-170830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-170830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-170830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-170830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-170830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-170830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-170830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-170830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
327 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page