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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 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.  
 
ANZ899-222015-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TO  
THE COAST TODAY, SETTLE OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE  
AREA SUN WHILE CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL WATERS. MEANWHILE, A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E  
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN. 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. WEAK HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TUE BEFORE ANOTHER  
COLD FRONT MOVES E ACROSS THE WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED. THE  
FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING E  
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WED NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ820-222015-  
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 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 TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY,  
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ915-222015-  
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BECOMING 3 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ920-222015-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO  
250 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ905-222015-  
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ910-222015-  
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ825-222015-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ828-222015-  
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY,  
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ925-222015-  
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ830-222015-  
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ833-222015-  
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ930-222015-  
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ835-222015-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ935-222015-  
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
405 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
TUE
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
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