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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 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.
ANZ899-182000-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SE ACROSS
THE N PORTION THROUGH WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A
STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM ALONG THE SE COAST TONIGHT INTO WED,
BEFORE ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY LATE
WED THROUGH THU. THE STRONG LOW WILL MOVE WELL NE 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 THEN
PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-182000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-182000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-182000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO
26 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-182000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SNOW,
RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-182000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-182000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-182000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N EARLY, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-182000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-182000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-182000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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