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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

429 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.



ANZ899-022045-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



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

OVER THE NRN WATERS EARLY TODAY WHILE A PAIR OF LOW CENTERS TRACK

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

AFTERNOON...AND PASS E OF THE REGION TONIGHT WHILE PULLING THE

FRONT S AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION. THE COLD FRONT

WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS WED INTO WED

NIGHT...BEFORE WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR CAPE

FEAR THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE THROUGH THE

REGION FRI INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE PULLING THE COLD FRONT E THROUGH

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

THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE

SE OVER THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT.



$$



ANZ820-022045-

HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



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

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

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

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

.THU...E TO SE 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 VARIABLE. 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 TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.



$$



ANZ915-022045-

BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 38.5N WEST OF 69W-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 3

TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 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 4 TO 5 FT.

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

FT.



$$



ANZ920-022045-

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

250 NM OFFSHORE-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...N TO 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 4 TO 7 FT.



$$



ANZ905-022045-

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

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS

4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

AND TSTMS.

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

SE.

.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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.

.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT OR LESS...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5

KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 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...WINDS VEERING TO W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.



$$



ANZ910-022045-

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

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15

KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE.

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...HIGHEST NE.

.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO

8 FT.

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

TO 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 4 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.



$$



ANZ825-022045-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



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

EARLY...THEN BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS.

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

.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

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



$$



ANZ828-022045-

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



ANZ925-022045-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8

FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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

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

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

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



$$



ANZ830-022045-

CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO

10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION

VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

.THU NIGHT...WINDS VEERING TO S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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.



$$



ANZ833-022045-

CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

429 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 AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...VARIABLE 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.



$$



ANZ930-022045-

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

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

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

.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE 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 4 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.



$$



ANZ835-022045-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 6

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.



$$



ANZ935-022045-

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

429 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016



.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT EARLY.

SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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.



$$



.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

