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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 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.

ANZ899-170245-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight,
currently centered about 60 nm SE of Charleston, SC, will track
slowly NW today, and make landfall in NE South Carolina later
today into tonight. All marine interests should closely monitor
the latest forecast and additional information issued by the
National Hurricane Center or your local National Weather Service
forecast office. Otherwise, a warm front will form and lift N
across the waters today through Tue night, and pass N of the area
later Wed and Wed night. A trough will be W and extend N of
Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight today and Tue with a frontal
system forming in association with the system through Wed night,
then the move E into the inner waters Thu and Thu night. A cold
front will drift S across the N waters later Fri and Fri night,
while a high pressure ridge builds slowly S along the coast.

$$

ANZ820-170245-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ915-170245-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ920-170245-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-170245-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-170245-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ825-170245-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-170245-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-170245-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-170245-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-170245-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-170245-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-170245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-170245-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1106 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.