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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 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.



ANZ899-272045-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE

CENTRAL WATERS WILL WEAKEN TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL

MOVE SE OVER THE N WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING...

THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS EARLY SUN. LONG PERIOD E

TO SE SWELL PRODUCED BY TROPICAL STORM GASTON WILL MOVE INTO THE

WATERS TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE AFFECT THE WATERS THROUGH WED

NIGHT. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE N WATERS TONIGHT

THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN MON AND MON NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES

WILL APPROACH THE S WATERS FROM THE E SUN NIGHT...MOVE W ACROSS

THE AREA MON INTO TUE...THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST TUE

NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE N WATERS TUE...WEAKEN

TUE NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF

THE COAST WED NIGHT.



$$



ANZ820-272045-

HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

3 FT.

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

4 FT. 

.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

3 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

3 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO

6 FT. 

.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5

FT.



$$



ANZ915-272045-

BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 38.5N WEST OF 69W-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW.

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN

10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 



$$



ANZ920-272045-

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

250 NM OFFSHORE-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT. 

.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO

6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6

FT.

.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS

3 TO 4 FT. 

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



$$



ANZ905-272045-

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

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE EARLY...

THEN...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO

6 FT. 

.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4

TO 6 FT.

.WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

4 TO 5 FT. 

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



$$



ANZ910-272045-

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

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS

3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN

10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO

6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 



$$



ANZ825-272045-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

FT.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 



$$



ANZ828-272045-

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

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3

FT.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.MON...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ925-272045-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO

6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4

FT.

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 



$$



ANZ830-272045-

CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN

10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 



$$



ANZ833-272045-

CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE EARLY...

THEN...BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS

THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO

6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO

6 FT. 

.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2

TO 4 FT.

.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ930-272045-

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

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS.

.SUN NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 



$$



ANZ835-272045-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT

EARLY...THEN...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS

3 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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

.WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 



$$



ANZ935-272045-

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

434 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016



.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

4 TO 6 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION

BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO

6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 



$$



.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

