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FZNT22 KWBC 212056
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 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.
ANZ899-220800-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE 120 NM SE OF
THE ISLAND OF NEWFOUNDLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE AWAY FROM THE
AREA TONIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD
FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE SUN, THEN
LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. THE LOW AND
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE WATERS MON NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TUE BEFORE A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST AND MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS TUE NIGHT
INTO WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-220800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
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 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-220800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-220800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-220800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-220800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-220800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-220800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY,
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-220800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 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.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ830-220800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS
3 FT EARLY, BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-220800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-220800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-220800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-220800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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