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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1006 PM 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.
ANZ899-211415-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL TRACK NE TONIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING, THEN
WILL CLEAR WELL NE OF THE AREA INTO FRI. A SERIES OF 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY FILL ACROSS
THE WATERS TUE BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST AND MOVES
OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-211415-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY EARLY.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-211415-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-211415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-211415-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-211415-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 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 W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-211415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 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 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 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 FT EARLY, BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BECOMING 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-211415-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 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, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ925-211415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-211415-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 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 10 KT, INCREASING TO 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-211415-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-211415-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 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 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-211415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ935-211415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
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