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FZNT22 KWBC 160836
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 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.
ANZ899-162000-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 50 NM E OF
CAPE HATTERAS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NW AND INLAND OVER E NORTH
CAROLINA AND SE VIRGINIA TODAY. THE LOW THEN MEANDERS INLAND
THROUGH TONIGHT, LIFTING NE AND THEN E OVER THE N WATERS WED
NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE LOW FINALLY MOVES E OF THE NE WATERS
THU NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE N WATERS THU NIGHT
BEHIND THE LOW AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE S WATERS.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE S WATERS FRI AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE N WATERS FROM THE NW AND N. THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT AND REACHES THE S WATERS BY SAT
MORNING. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE N WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER
THE S WATERS.
ANZ820-162000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-162000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-162000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-162000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-162000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-162000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-162000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-162000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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