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FZNT22 KWBC 160831

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

431 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.



ANZ899-162030-

431 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 COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NRN PORTION

WILL BECOME STATIONARY THIS MORNING...THEN 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.



$$



ANZ820-162030-

HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

1 TO 3 FT...BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5

FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT.

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

SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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

1 TO 3 FT.

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

SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO

3 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.



$$



ANZ915-162030-

BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 38.5N WEST OF 69W-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

THEN...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS DEVELOPING.

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4

TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN VARIABLE. SEAS

SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO

10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ920-162030-

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

250 NM OFFSHORE-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE

EARLY...THEN...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING.

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

4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

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

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

.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ905-162030-

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

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8

FT...HIGHEST E.

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

VARIABLE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

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

TO 2 TO 4 FT.

.FRI...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO

3 FT.

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

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 



$$



ANZ910-162030-

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

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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

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

.WED...W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING

TO 4 TO 7 FT.

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

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

VARIABLE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS

3 TO 4 FT.

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

3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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



$$



ANZ825-162030-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

TO 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT...THEN SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4

TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.THU...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW.

SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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

FT.

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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



$$



ANZ828-162030-

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

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO

20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

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

2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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



$$



ANZ925-162030-

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM

OFFSHORE-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO

3 TO 6 FT.

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

3 TO 6 FT.

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

SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

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

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



$$



ANZ830-162030-

CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE

OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

4 FT. 

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

2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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

SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ833-162030-

CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



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

KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

2 TO 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

2 TO 3 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ930-162030-

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

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SLIGHT

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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

.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

3 FT. 

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

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



ANZ835-162030-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 1 TO

3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.WED...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

3 FT. 

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

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

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

SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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



$$



ANZ935-162030-

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

431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016



.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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

AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.

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

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

.WED NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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

.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 



$$



.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

