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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 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.

ANZ899-260230-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will build
S over the region today, then slowly shift E of the area tonight
through Thu night. Winds and seas will increase over the S
portion Thu through early Fri ahead of Tropical Storm Helene
moving from the eastern Gulf of Mexico inland into the Southeast
U.S. All marine interests should closely monitor the latest
forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. A cold front will
move S into the northern waters Fri night then continue into the
central waters Sat into Sun. An area of low pressure will develop
off the NC coast Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-260230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-260230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Isolated tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-260230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-260230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ910-260230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-260230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-260230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-260230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-260230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-260230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-260230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Isolated tstms.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-260230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-260230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1103 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated
showers. Isolated tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.