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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 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.

ANZ899-051415-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strengthening cold front will
pass across the waters tonight into Fri. High pressure will build
SE to the coast Fri night and Sat, then dissipate Sat night. An
area of low pressure will develop S of the region Sat and Sat
night, then intensify SE and E of the waters Sun and Sun night.
Another high pressure will build to the coast Sun night, then
settle offshore Mon through Tue night. A weak cold front will
move into the northern waters Tue night.

$$

ANZ820-051415-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-051415-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-051415-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-051415-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-051415-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-051415-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-051415-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
becoming 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-051415-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI and FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-051415-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
becoming 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-051415-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
becoming 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas becoming 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-051415-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas becoming 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5
ft.

$$

ANZ835-051415-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N
to NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-051415-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
928 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas becoming 3 to
5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.
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