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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

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.

ANZ899-142115-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will build across
the area today, then weaken tonight while shifting E of the
region. Developing low pressure will move slowly NE over the
waters tonight into Thu night while pulling a cold front across
the area. The low will move N of the area Fri and Fri night. High
pressure will build across the area later Fri night, then shift
E of the waters Sat. Another low pressure will move off the SE
coast later Sat, then move E across the central and southern
portions Sun and Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-142115-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-142115-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Rain.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-142115-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-142115-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-142115-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain. Scattered tstms.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ825-142115-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-142115-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain with vsby
1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance
of rain.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-142115-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-142115-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers
and scattered tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-142115-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-142115-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-142115-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

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

$$

ANZ935-142115-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
425 AM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

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

$$

.Forecaster Nolt. Ocean Prediction Center.
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