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FZNT22 KWBC 200853  
OFFNT2  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 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.  
 
ANZ899-202100-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS  
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SE US COAST  
WILL TRACK NE TODAY WHILE INTENSIFYING, THEN WILL CLEAR NE OF  
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRI. A SERIES LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR  
SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI AND FRI  
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE COAST SAT, SETTLE OFFSHORE  
SAT NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL  
MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA SUN INTO MON, THEN PASS E OF THE  
WATERS MON NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ820-202100-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY. SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.    
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 4 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ915-202100-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW  
EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ920-202100-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO  
14 FT. SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN. CHANCE  
OF SNOW.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF  
SNOW EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.   
FRI  
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ905-202100-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN  
AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO  
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND SNOW SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ910-202100-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ825-202100-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT. SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 FT  
EARLY, BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ828-202100-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 15 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ925-202100-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ830-202100-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ833-202100-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 15 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ930-202100-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 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  
6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ835-202100-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ935-202100-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
353 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
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