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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 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.

ANZ899-051430-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge across the
area will move E and SE of the region tonight as a strong cold
front approaches. The front will move across the area Thu and Thu
night, as the associated strengthening low moves well N and NE of
the region Fri and Fri night. A secondary cold front will move E
across the northern and central waters Fri into Sat. High
pressure will build towards the waters Sat and Sat night, then
will move slowly E across the S waters Sun and Sun night. The
high pressure ridge will extend W across the southern waters Mon
and Mon night as a cold front slowly approaches the NW waters.

$$

ANZ820-051430-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-051430-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
9 to 15 ft. Chance of tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Chance of
tstms early. Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-051430-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to
25 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW 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...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-051430-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms.
.THU...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 35 to 45 kt. Seas
15 to 24 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-051430-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft, building to
17 to 26 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
20 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-051430-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-051430-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-051430-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. Chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-051430-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ833-051430-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ930-051430-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-051430-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-051430-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
922 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of tstms early. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.