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FZNT22 KWBC 130227
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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.

ANZ899-140230-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front over the
outer waters will move E of the area tonight. Another strong
secondary cold front will move offshore tonight into Sat. High
pressure will build E over the S waters Sat and Sat night, then
shift E of the region Sun into Mon night while maintaining a
ridge over the S portion through Wed night. Another cold front
will move S over the area Mon and Mon night, stall over the
central waters Tue and Tue night, and then return slowly N as a
warm front Wed and Wed night. Another high will build over the N
waters Tue into Wed, and then shift E of the region Wed night.
Yet another cold front will approach the coast from the W Wed
into Wed night.


$$

ANZ820-140230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-140230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-140230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-140230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-140230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 22 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers and scattered tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-140230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-140230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-140230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-140230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-140230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-140230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-140230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-140230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1027 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.