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FZNT22 KWBC 171455

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20

NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S 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.



ANZ899-180300-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST

ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS TODAY INTO THU...THEN WEAKEN

THU NIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT WHILE DRIFTING S OF THE AREA. LOW PRES

OVER THE NRN GULF OF MAINE WILL MOVE E WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT

OVER THE NRN WATERS TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH

THE NE PORTION TONIGHT INTO THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO

THE NRN WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL

WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRES WILL

BUILD OVER THE NRN WATERS SAT INTO SUN...THEN WEAKEN LATE SUN AND

SUN NIGHT.



$$



ANZ820-180300-

HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO

3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ915-180300-

BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 38.5N WEST OF 69W-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. 

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS SUBSIDING

TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 3

FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 2

TO 3 FT.

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ920-180300-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO

250 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION 5 TO 10

KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5

FT.

.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ905-180300-

EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5

TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N.

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2

TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ910-180300-

EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT

BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6

TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING

VARIABLE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20

KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...WINDS VEERING TO W 10 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5

TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ825-180300-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 2 TO 4

FT...HIGHEST E.

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 2

TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ828-180300-

CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ925-180300-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED

SHOWERS NW. 

.THU...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NW 5

TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS

2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10

KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ830-180300-

CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING N TO

NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO

NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2

TO 3 FT.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ833-180300-

CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3

TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT.

.SUN NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ930-180300-

HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.THU...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15

KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT.

.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

2 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ835-180300-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION BECOMING SW 10

TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO

4 FT.

.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2

TO 4 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ935-180300-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2016



.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 FT.

.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

FT.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.



$$



.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

