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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 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.

ANZ899-130200-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will continue
over the N and central waters today as weak low pressure moves
offshore along the front. The low will pass E of the area Mon
night into Tue while pulling the front slowly S across the
central and S waters. The front will briefly stall over the S
waters Tue night, then pass slowly S of the area Wed into Thu.
High pressure will gradually build E across the N portion Wed
through Thu night, then expand S across the S portion Fri and Fri
night. Potential Tropical Cyclone Five will track N to the SE of
the area Fri and Fri night. See the latest advisory from the
National Hurricane Center on Potential Tropical Cyclone Five.
Chesapeake NAVTEX continues to be reported inoperable.

$$

ANZ820-130200-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-130200-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-130200-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-130200-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-130200-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-130200-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ828-130200-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ925-130200-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ830-130200-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ833-130200-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ930-130200-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ835-130200-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ935-130200-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1115 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.