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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

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.

ANZ899-230230-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure south of Bermuda
will drift west today through Monday, then track northwest and
pull a low pressure trough across the south portion Monday night
through Tuesday night. High pressure will drift southeast across
the northern and central waters today, then slowly weaken over
the central waters tonight into Sunday. A cold front will move
south into the northern waters today, stall over the north
portion tonight through Monday, then slowly lift back north as a
warm front Monday night through Tuesday night while weakening.
Strong high pressure will pass north of the area Monday into
Tuesday night. Another cold front will approach the area from
the northwest Wednesday, then move offshore Wednesday night.

$$

ANZ820-230230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 fm-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-230230-
Between 1000 fm and 38.5N west of 69W-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated TSTMs.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ920-230230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 fm and south of 38.5N to
250 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and TSTMs.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 11
ft.

$$

ANZ905-230230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 fm and 39N-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated TSTMs.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated TSTMs.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ910-230230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated
TSTMs.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated TSTMs.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and TSTMs.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Winds veering to S to SE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ825-230230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated TSTMs.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...E to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SE winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

$$

ANZ828-230230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-230230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 nm and 250 nm
offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25
kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ830-230230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5
ft.
.MON...E winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8
ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7
ft.

$$

ANZ833-230230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5
to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...Winds veering to W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-230230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 nm and 250 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and TSTMs.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then becoming SW 15 to 25
kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-230230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 fm-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and TSTMs.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and TSTMs.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and TSTMs.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4
to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-230230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore-
1035 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers
and TSTMs.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and TSTMs.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and TSTMs.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5
to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.
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