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FZNT22 KWBC 190304
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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.

ANZ899-200230-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered about 350
nm E of Cape Charles will drift slowly E to SE tonight into Fri
while pulling a weak cold front across the waters, then will
move slowly NE over the far NE waters Fri night and Sat. A cold
front will move E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat night, and
then will stall near Cape Fear Sun. A series of low pressure
centers will move NE along the front later Sun night into Tue.
High pressure will build E across the N waters Sun and Sun
night, and then shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night.
High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue night.

$$

ANZ820-200230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-200230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-200230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-200230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-200230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-200230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-200230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-200230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-200230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-200230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-200230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-200230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-200230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1104 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.