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FZNT22 KWBC 250232
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
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.
ANZ899-260230-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist just S of the waters tonight through Tue, then move
further S of the area Tue night. High pressure will build to the
NW and then N of the region tonight into Sat, then shift NE of
the area Sat night. A cold front will stall over the central
waters tonight, then lift back to the N as a warm front Sat and
Sat night. Another cold front will move E over the area Sat night
into Sun, before a secondary cold front passes across the N
portion Sun night into Mon. A high pressure ridge will build E
over the area Sun night into Mon night, then shift E of the
region Tue while weakening. Low pressure will move off the Mid-
Atlantic coast Tue, then pass E across the central waters Tue
night while pulling a cold front over the area into Wed. The low
will then strengthen E of the waters late Wed into Wed night as
high pressure builds E over the region.
$$
ANZ820-260230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...E to SE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then becoming S
to SE. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Rain likely and chance of
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog early. Vsby 1 NM or
less early.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
ANZ915-260230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to
6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain, then showers late.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ920-260230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...E to SE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then becoming S
to SE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas building to 8 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ905-260230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
building to 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain, then scattered tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft. Chance of rain and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas building
to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ910-260230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain early,
then scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
ANZ825-260230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely,
then chance of rain.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas building to 5
to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered tstms, then slight chance of showers.
Areas of fog early. Vsby 1 NM or less early.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
ANZ828-260230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers, then chance of rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to
6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less, then chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ925-260230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 15
ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ830-260230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms ending.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ833-260230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas building to 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
ANZ930-260230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
ANZ835-260230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, except SW
portion 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
ANZ935-260230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1032 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.