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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 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.

ANZ899-221945-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered about
180 nm SE of Nantucket will slowly drift S across the outer mid-
Atlantic waters today through Mon night, then turn E and move
away from the waters Tue into Wed. A high pressure ridge will
gradually build S along the Mid-Atlantic coast today and tonight,
then continue building S along the coast Mon into Tue night. The
ridge will shift offshore Wed and, then shift NE and weaken Wed
night and Thu. Low pressure will develop offshore of the northern
waters Thu night.

$$

ANZ820-221945-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-221945-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas
7 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-221945-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-221945-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-221945-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-221945-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-221945-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ925-221945-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Slight chance
of tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-221945-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ833-221945-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ930-221945-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ835-221945-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt,
then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ935-221945-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.