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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 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.



ANZ899-030315-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST

OVER THE NRN WATERS TODAY...WHILE A PAIR OF LOW PRES CENTERS

TRACK E ALONG THE FRONT. A STRONGER LOW WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT

THIS AFTERNOON...PASS E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE OFF

TO THE NE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT S ACROSS THE

CENTRAL WATERS THIS EVENING INTO WED...WITH THE FRONT STALLING

OVER THE SRN WATERS LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL

FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR CAPE FEAR LATE THU AND THU NIGHT...THEN 

PASS NE ACROSS THE AREA FRI INTO SAT NIGHT AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES.

A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE NRN WATERS THU AND THU

NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI. ANOTHER COLD

FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLC COAST LATE SAT...THEN MOVE

OFFSHORE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT.



$$



ANZ820-030315-

HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO

10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS

2 TO 4 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3

TO 4 FT.

.SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

3 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 



$$



ANZ915-030315-

BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 38.5N WEST OF 69W-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

4 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 



$$



ANZ920-030315-

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

250 NM OFFSHORE-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

4 TO 6 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT. 

.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 



$$



ANZ905-030315-

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

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING

TO 5 TO 7 FT.

.THU...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10

KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 



$$



ANZ910-030315-

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

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO

20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

4 TO 7 FT. 

.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO

20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO

15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 



$$



ANZ825-030315-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 



$$



ANZ828-030315-

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

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT. 

.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 



$$



ANZ925-030315-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5

FT.

.FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 



$$



ANZ830-030315-

CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SCATTERED TSTMS.

.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3

TO 6 FT.



$$



ANZ833-030315-

CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



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

SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 



$$



ANZ930-030315-

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

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 



$$



ANZ835-030315-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 



$$



ANZ935-030315-

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

1007 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 



$$



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