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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 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.
ANZ899-192000-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SE ACROSS
THE N PORTION TODAY, THEN WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A
STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM ALONG THE SE COAST TODAY, BEFORE AN
INTENSIFYING LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE WATERS
LATE TODAY 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.
ANZ820-192000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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.
ANZ915-192000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-192000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
RAIN. CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-192000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 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 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-192000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 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 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-192000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 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. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE
OF SNOW AND RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
ANZ828-192000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-192000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-192000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-192000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-192000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-192000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-192000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
320 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT EARLY, THEN,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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