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FZNT22 KWBC 110816
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 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.
ANZ899-112015-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS E
OF THE AREA TODAY. A SERIES OF SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR
COLD FRONTS WILL QUICKLY PASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AREAS TODAY
INTO FRI. A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM FRI EXTENDING E FROM
NEAR CAPE FEAR. A SERIES OF WEAK AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
E ALONG THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SAT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE E OF
THE OUTER BANKS SAT WILL LIFT NE THROUGH THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC
WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
CLEAR E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-112015-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-112015-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ920-112015-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ905-112015-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ910-112015-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ825-112015-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY, BECOMING
2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BECOMING 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-112015-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-112015-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-112015-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW EARLY, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-112015-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-112015-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-112015-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-112015-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
316 AM EST THU DEC 11 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
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