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FZNT22 KWBC 190223
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
923 PM 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.
ANZ899-191430-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SE ACROSS
THE N PORTION TONIGHT AND WED, THEN WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM ALONG THE SE COAST TONIGHT
INTO WED, BEFORE AN INTENSIFYING LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY
ACROSS THE WATERS LATE WED THROUGH LATE THU. THE STRONG LOW WILL
MOVE WELL NE OF THE WATERS LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI WHILE PULLING
ANOTHER SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR COLD FRONTS ACROSS THE
N PORTION. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE S
PORTION THU NIGHT INTO FRI, PERSIST ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH SAT
NIGHT, AND THEN WILL SHIFT E OF THE WATERS SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-191430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-191430-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-191430-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN, SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-191430-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING
3 FT.
ANZ828-191430-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ925-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-191430-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-191430-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ930-191430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-191430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ935-191430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
923 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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