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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

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.

ANZ899-071445-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Rapidly intensifying low pressure
E of the N waters will move NE of the area tonight as the 
associated cold front moves SE of the region. High pressure will 
build E over the area tonight through Thu night, then shift E of 
the waters Fri and Fri night while maintaining a ridge W over the
S and central waters into Sat. A cold front will approach from 
the W Sat night into Sun, move E across the waters Sun night and 
Mon, then pass E of the area Mon night as high pressure builds E 
towards the region. 

$$

ANZ820-071445-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 18 ft. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-071445-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. 
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to
12 to 19 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-071445-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-071445-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-071445-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 16 ft. 
.MON...S winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
14 to 22 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 19 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-071445-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to
8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-071445-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-071445-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft, building to
13 to 21 ft. 
.MON...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-071445-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. 
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-071445-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-071445-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
17 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-071445-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-071445-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
943 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.