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FZNT22 KWBC 121419
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 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.
ANZ899-130230-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A SERIES OF SECONDARY LOW
PRESSURE TROUGHS OR COLD FRONTS WILL QUICKLY PASS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS TODAY. A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM TODAY
EXTENDING E FROM NEAR CAPE FEAR. A SERIES OF WEAK AREAS OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE E ALONG THE FRONT TODAY 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, THEN EXPAND N INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-130230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-130230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-130230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-130230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-130230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
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 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-130230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-130230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-130230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-130230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-130230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 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
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-130230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-130230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-130230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
919 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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