Atlantic Text Briefing Package

FZNT21 KWBC 232104
OFFNT1

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm
offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New
England.

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.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

ANZ898-240915-
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A low S of the waters will
move NE towards Georges Bank, then pass E of the waters while 
strengthening tonight and Fri. A ridge will build E over the 
region Fri night and Sat, then shift E of the area Sat night. A 
cold front will approach the waters from the NW Sat night into 
Sun, then cross the area Sun night. Another cold front will 
approach the waters from the W Mon and Mon night, then pass over
the region Tue and Tue night.

$$

ANZ800-240915-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated snow showers. Chance of snow. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Light freezing spray. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Light freezing
spray early. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-240915-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of snow. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Light freezing spray
early. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-240915-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of rain and snow. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

ANZ810-240915-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
Chance of snow. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Light freezing spray. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Light freezing spray early. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-240915-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
404 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Light freezing spray. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Light
freezing spray early. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.

Last Update: Thu, 23-Jan-2025 21:05:24 UTC
Updates: Four times per day

FZNT22 KWBC 232110
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south 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.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

ANZ899-240915-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure over the N waters
will move NE of the region tonight while pulling a cold front 
across the area. Another low will track NE and pass just SE of 
the waters Fri, then continue strengthening while moving well E 
of the waters Fri night into Sat. High pressure will build E over
the waters Sat and Sat night, then shift E of the region Sun and
Sun night while maintaining a ridge across the area. A cold 
front will move over the N portion later Sun into Sun night. 
Another cold front will approach the region from the NW Mon and 
Mon night. The cold front will pass over the waters Tue, followed
by yet another cold front moving through the area Tue night. 

$$

ANZ820-240915-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and snow. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Light freezing spray early. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-240915-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-240915-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-240915-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-240915-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-240915-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-240915-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-240915-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW early,
then, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-240915-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of rain. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-240915-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain early in the morning, then scattered
showers. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-240915-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-240915-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-240915-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
410 PM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.

Last Update: Thu, 23-Jan-2025 21:11:48 UTC
Updates: Four times per day

FZNT01 KWBC 232219
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
2230 UTC THU JAN 23 2025 

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 

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. 

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT 
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). 

FOR INFORMATION ON ATLANTIC ICEBERGS SEE INFORMATION FROM NORTH 
ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP 
(ALL LOWERCASE). 

SECURITE 

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W 

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JAN 23. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 24. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 25. 

.WARNINGS. 

...STORM WARNING... 
.LOW 54N38W 982 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 240 NM 
S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 540 NM S...660 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 54W SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 62N39W 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

...STORM WARNING... 
.LOW 64N37W 960 MB MOVING SW 10 KT THEN TURNING NE AFTER 18 
HOURS. N OF 65N E OF 40W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT AND 240 NM N AND NW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N39W 962 MB. FROM 58N TO 64N E OF 44W 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 60N35W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N41W 976 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 540 NM 
W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...STORM WARNING... 
.LOW 36N72W 1018 MB MOVING NE 35 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING 
AFTER 24 HOURS. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N70W 1015 MB. FROM 36N TO 39N BETWEEN 
68W AND 71W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N54W 998 MB. FROM 33N TO 45N BETWEEN 48W 
AND 62W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N38W 980 MB. FROM 41N TO 47N BETWEEN 35W 
AND 44W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 49N28W 962 MB. FROM 40N TO 
51N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW E OF AREA 51N20W 952 MB MOVING NE 35 KT AND INTENSIFYING. 
FROM 33N TO 50N E OF 48W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 24 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR 44N35W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW 62N63W 980 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 54W 
AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT W OF 57W 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N52W 976 MB. FROM 46N TO 58N BETWEEN 37W 
AND 53W AND WITHIN 300 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 24 FT...EXCEPT IN W QUADRANT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N42W 983 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND W 
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

...GALE WARNING... 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 39N48W 1005 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SE 
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... 
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 61N57W TO 
55N49W TO 47N48W TO 45N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING 
SPRAY N OF 43N W OF 42W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE 
FROM 67N54W TO 60N56W TO 52N50W TO 47N63W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO 
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 45N65W TO 54N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE 
FROM 67N53W TO 59N58W TO 50N50W TO 48N61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO 
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 41N72W TO 48N44W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 53N 
BETWEEN 36W AND 43W...AND FROM 54N TO 62N W OF 54W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 47N BETWEEN 47W AND 
60W...AND N OF 61N W OF 53W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 63N W OF 57W.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24.5N97W TO 25N97W TO 24.5N97.5W TO
23N97.5W TO 22N97W TO 24.5N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N97W TO 25N96W TO 23N98W TO 22N97W TO
20N96W TO 19N95W TO 22N97W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N96W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 20N95W TO 22N96W 
TO 26N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 27N95W TO 26N97W TO 24N98W TO 25N96W TO 24N96W TO 
26N95W TO 27N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W TO
20N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N93W TO 23N97W
TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO 22N95W TO 25N93W N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N91W TO 26N89W TO 
26N92W TO 25N93W TO 22N95W TO 23N93W TO 24N91W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N93W TO
25N96W TO 24N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W TO 22N95W TO 25N93W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N93W TO 21N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N95W TO
20N94W TO 20N93W TO 23N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 21N94W TO 24N95W TO 22N97W TO 20N97W TO 18N95W TO 19N92W 
TO 21N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N35W TO 21N67W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W TO
29N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N35W TO 19N45W TO 16N49W TO 11N42W TO
11N35W TO 17N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N35W TO 24N35W TO 23N64W TO 08N59W TO 07N35W 
TO 15N46W TO 18N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 15N40W TO 14N48W TO 13N49W TO
08N44W TO 11N35W TO 19N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N35W TO 19N62W TO 09N59W TO 07N49W TO 
10N35W TO 15N42W TO 24N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N78W. WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N80W TO 30N81W TO
29N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N79W TO 30N80W TO 28N80W TO 27N80W 
TO 27N79W TO 28N79W TO 29N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W. WITHIN 
29N76W TO 30N75W TO 29N78W TO 30N80W TO 27N80W TO 26N79W TO 
29N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 23N74W. WITHIN 
26N72W TO 26N73W TO 25N76W TO 24N75W TO 24N74W TO 
26N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N71W TO 26N70W TO 24N75W TO 
25N76W TO 23N78W TO 23N75W TO 25N71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N65W TO 31N72W TO 
27N78W TO 25N76W TO 25N72W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 28N76W. WITHIN 31N60W TO 
31N76W TO 28N80W TO 24N73W TO 25N70W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 30N39W TO
30N36W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 30N39W TO 28N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N72W TO 15N77W TO 14N81W TO 12N80W TO 11N78W
TO 12N73W TO 14N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N72W TO 17N77W TO 15N82W TO 11N83W TO 09N78W 
TO 13N71W TO 17N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 13N76W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO
11N76W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N73W TO 15N75W TO 15N81W TO 11N82W TO 10N81W 
TO 10N77W TO 13N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO
10N78W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N75W TO 16N79W TO 11N83W TO 10N81W TO 
10N77W TO 13N74W TO 15N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N86W TO 19N87W TO 19N86W TO 20N86W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N87W TO 
16N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 20N85W TO 21N85W TO 21N86W TO 19N87W TO 18N88W TO
19N86W TO 20N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N84W TO 20N86W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO
18N84W TO 19N84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N79W TO 19N80W TO 17N82W TO 16N83W TO
16N82W TO 16N81W TO 18N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N79W TO 21N81W TO 19N81W TO 
16N78W TO 17N75W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND 
JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 19N80W TO 22N87W TO 16N88W TO 16N83W TO 15N81W TO 
15N79W TO 19N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N82W TO 26N83W TO
25N84W TO 24N83W TO 25N82W TO 26N82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N82W TO 24N83W TO 23N85W TO 23N83W TO
23N82W TO 24N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N96W TO 27N97W TO 
25N97W TO 23N96W TO 23N95W TO 25N96W TO 27N96W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

Last Update: Thu, 23-Jan-2025 22:20:35 UTC
Updates: Four times per day