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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 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.



ANZ899-170500-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 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. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NRN

PORTION WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TODAY. LOW PRES WILL

MOVE E AND PASS N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND WED. AN ASSOCIATED COLD

FRONT WILL REACH THE NRN PORTION AND STALL WED NIGHT INTO THU. YET

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THU NIGHT...MOVE INTO

THE NRN WATERS FRI...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS

FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.



$$



ANZ820-170500-

HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.WED...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT.



$$



ANZ915-170500-

BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 38.5N WEST OF 69W-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT.

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO

4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

4 TO 8 FT.

.THU...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS

3 TO 4 FT.

.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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



$$



ANZ920-170500-

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

250 NM OFFSHORE-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO

4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO

7 FT.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.THU...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3

TO 5 FT.

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT.

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

.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3

TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ905-170500-

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

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT.

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 5 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE.

SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO

5 FT.

.FRI...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

4 TO 5 FT.

.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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



$$



ANZ910-170500-

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

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT.

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.WED...WINDS BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING SW 15 TO 25

KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT.

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

VARIABLE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

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

.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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

4 TO 5 FT.

.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.



$$



ANZ825-170500-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3

TO 4 FT.

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

.WED...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO 15

KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.

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

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT.

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

4 FT.

.FRI...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

2 TO 4 FT.

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

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



$$



ANZ828-170500-

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

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2

TO 4 FT.

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

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

KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5

FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT.

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

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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



$$



ANZ925-170500-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO

7 FT.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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

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

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

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6

FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 6 FT.

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ830-170500-

CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO

4 FT.

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 FT.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS

AND TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

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

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS

2 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ833-170500-

CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2

TO 4 FT.

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.

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

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT.

.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4

TO 5 FT.

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS

3 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ930-170500-

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

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.TONIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

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

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

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4

TO 5 FT.

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15

KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.



$$



ANZ835-170500-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.WED...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

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

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

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT.

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

.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

5 FT.

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



$$



ANZ935-170500-

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

1031 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4

FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.WED...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

ISOLATED TSTMS.

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

.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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

.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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



$$



.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

