Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)
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FZNT22 KWBC 061442 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 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. ANZ899-070245- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure just E of the northern waters will move NE today into tonight while intensifying. High pressure will build over the southern waters today and tonight, then shift SE of the area Fri and Fri night as a cold front moves SE across the region. Another high will build SE over the northern waters Sat into Sun, then pass E of the region Sun night. Developing low pressure will approach the southern waters from the W Sun, then track NE across the S portion Sun night while strengthening. A second developing low will form off the SE coast Sun night, then move slowly E across the central waters Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-070245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 fm- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...Winds diminishing to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ915-070245- Between 1000 fm and 38.5N west of 69W- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming W. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ920-070245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 fm and south of 38.5N to 250 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft, subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ905-070245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 fm and 39N- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-070245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ825-070245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT and SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Winds veering to E to NE 5 to 15 kt, then becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ ANZ828-070245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 10 to 16 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ925-070245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 nm and 250 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds diminishing to 10 to 15 kt, then becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...Winds veering to E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then becoming S 35 to 45 kt. Seas becoming 9 to 13 ft, then building to 13 to 19 ft. .MON...Winds shifting to N to NE 35 to 45 kt, then becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding to 10 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ830-070245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...Winds veering to N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds increasing to 30 to 40 kt, then becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 11 to 19 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ833-070245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 11 ft, then building to 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 12 to 21 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding to 11 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ930-070245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 nm and 250 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft, then building to 10 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 35 to 45 kt. Seas building to 11 to 19 ft. .MON...Winds backing to NE 30 to 40 kt, then diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...Winds shifting to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ835-070245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 fm- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds diminishing to 5 to 10 kt, then becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 11 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...Winds backing to W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding to 10 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ935-070245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore- 942 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...Winds diminishing to variable less than 10 kt, then increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Winds backing to W to SW 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N. Seas subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Winds veering to S 30 to 40 kt, then becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...Winds shifting to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...Winds backing to W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.
