Western Atlantic and Caribbean Marine Text Forecasts by Zone

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Western Atlantic and Caribbean Marine Text Forecasts by Zone

High Seas Forecast (not subdivided by zone)

Western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (GMDSS METAREA IV)

Offshore Marine Zone Forecasts

(Zone Name (Zone number/SAME code)

Synopsis for New England Waters (ANZ898/073898¹)
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line (ANZ800/073800¹)
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 fathoms (ANZ805/073805¹)
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 fathoms (ANZ810/073810¹)
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 fathoms (ANZ815/073815¹)
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line (ANZ900/073900¹)

Synopsis for Mid Atlantic Waters (ANZ899/073899¹)
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 fathoms (ANZ820/073820¹)
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore (ANZ825/073825¹)
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore (ANZ828/073828¹)
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore (ANZ830/073830¹)
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM offshore (ANZ833/073833¹)
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM (ANZ835/073835¹)
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 fathoms and 39N (ANZ905/073905¹)
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore (ANZ910/073910¹)
Between 1000 fathoms and 38.5N west of 69W (ANZ915/073915¹)
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 fathoms and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore (ANZ920/073920¹)
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore (ANZ925/073925¹)
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear 100 NM and 250 NM offshore (ANZ930/073930¹)
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 fathoms to 250 NM offshore (ANZ935/073935¹)

Synopsis for the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas (AMZ101/075101¹)
Synopsis for Caribbean Sea and Tropical N Atlantic (AMZ001/075001¹)
Caribbean N of 18N W of 85W including Yucatan Basin (AMZ040/075040)
Caribbean N of 20N E of 85W (AMZ041/075041)
Caribbean from 18N-20N between 80W-85W including Cayman Basin (AMZ042/075042)
Caribbean from 18N-20N between 76W-80W (AMZ043/075043)
Caribbean Approaches to the Windward Passage (AMZ044/075044)
Gulf of Honduras (AMZ045/075045)
Caribbean from 15N to 18N between 80W and 85W (AMZ046/075046)
Caribbean from 15N to 18N between 76W and 80W (AMZ047/075047)
Caribbean from 15N to 18N between 72W and 76W (AMZ048/075048)
Caribbean N of 15N between 68W and 72W (AMZ049/075049)
Caribbean N of 15N between 64W and 68W (AMZ050/075050)
Offshore Waters Leeward Islands (AMZ051/075051)
Tropical N Atlantic from 15N to 19N between 55W and 60W (AMZ052/075052)
W Central Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 80W (AMZ053/075053)
Caribbean from 11N to 15N between 76W and 80W including Colombia Basin (AMZ054/075054)
Caribbean from 11N to 15N between 72W and 76W (AMZ055/075055)
Caribbean S of 15N between 68W and 72W (AMZ056/075056)
Caribbean S of 15N between 64W and 68W including Venezuela Basin (AMZ057/075057)
Offshore Waters Windward Islands including Trinidad and Tobago (AMZ058/075058)
Tropical N Atlantic from 11N and 15N between 55W and 60W (AMZ059/075059)
SW Caribbean S of 11N W of 80W (AMZ060/075060)
SW Caribbean S of 11N E of 80W including the approaches to the Panama Canal (AMZ061/075061)
Tropical N Atlantic from 7N and 11N between 55W and 60W (AMZ062/075062)

Synopsis for the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas (AMZ101/075101¹)
Atlantic from 29N to 31N W of 77W (AMZ063/075063)
Atlantic from 29N to 31N between 74W and 77W (AMZ064/075064)
Atlantic from 29N to 31N between 70W and 74W (AMZ065/075065)
Atlantic from 29N to 31N between 65W and 70W (AMZ066/075066)
Atlantic from 29N to 31N between 60W and 65W (AMZ067/075067)
Atlantic from 29N to 31N between 55W and 60W (AMZ068/075068)
Atlantic from 27N to 29N W of 77W (AMZ069/075069)
Atlantic from 27N to 29N between 74W and 77W (AMZ070/075070)
Atlantic from 27N to 29N between 70W and 74W (AMZ071/075071)
Atlantic from 27N to 29N between 65W and 70W (AMZ072/075072)
Atlantic from 27N to 29N between 60W and 65W (AMZ073/075073)
Atlantic from 27N to 29N between 55W and 60W (AMZ074/075074)
Northern Bahamas from 24N to 27N (AMZ075/075075)
Atlantic from 22N to 27N E of Bahamas to 70W (AMZ076/075076)
Atlantic from 22N to 27N between 65W and 70W (AMZ077/075077)
Atlantic from 25N to 27N between 60W and 65W (AMZ078/075078)
Atlantic from 25N to 27N between 55W and 60W (AMZ079/075079)
Central Bahamas including Cay Sal Bank (AMZ080/075080)
Atlantic from 22N to 25N E of Bahamas to 70W (AMZ081/075081)
Atlantic from 22N to 25N between 65W and 70W (AMZ082/075082)
Atlantic from 22N to 25N between 60W and 65W (AMZ083/075083)
Atlantic from 22N to 25N between 55W and 60W (AMZ084/075084)
Atlantic S of 22N W of 70W including approaches to the Windward Passage (AMZ085/075085)
Atlantic S of 22N between 65W and 70W including Puerto Rico Trench (AMZ086/075086)
Atlantic from 19N to 22N between 60W and 65W (AMZ087/075087)
Atlantic from 19N to 22N between 55W and 60W (AMZ088/075088)

Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts

(Zone Name (Zone number/SAME code)

Synopsis for Eastport ME to Stonington ME out 25 NM (ANZ005/073005¹)
Coastal Waters from Eastport ME to Schoodic Point ME out 25 NM (ANZ050/073050)
Coastal Waters from Eastport ME to Schoodic Point ME out 25 NM (ANZ051/073051)
Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point ME to Stonington ME (ANZ052/073052)
Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River MA out 25 NM (ANZ100/073100¹)
Coastal Waters from Stonington ME to Port Clyde ME out 25 NM (ANZ150/073150)
Penobscot Bay (ANZ151/073151)
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde ME to Cape Elizabeth ME out 25 NM (ANZ152/073152)
Casco Bay (ANZ153/073153)
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth ME to Merrimack River MA out 25 NM (ANZ154/073154)
Synopsis for MA and RI coastal waters (ANZ200/073200¹)
Boston Harbor (ANZ230/073230)
Cape Cod Bay (ANZ231/073231)
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (ANZ250/073250)
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay (ANZ251/073251)
Nantucket Sound (ANZ232/073232)
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM (ANZ254/073254)
Vineyard Sound (ANZ233/073233)
Buzzards Bay (ANZ234/073234)
Rhode Island Sound (ANZ235/073235)
Narragansett Bay (ANZ236/073236)
Block Island Sound (ANZ237/073237)
Coastal waters extending out to 25 NM south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket (ANZ255/073255)
Coastal waters from Montauk NY to Martha’s Vineyard extending out to 20 NM south of Block Island (ANZ256/073256)
Synopsis for Long Island Waters and New York Harbor (ANZ300/073300¹)
Coastal waters from Montauk Point, NY to Moriches Inlet, NY out 20 NM (ANZ350/073350)
Coastal waters from Moriches Inlet, NY to Fire Island Inlet, NY out 20 NM (ANZ353/073353)
Coastal waters from Fire Island Inlet, NY to Sandy Hook, NJ out 20 NM (ANZ355/073355)
Long Island Sound East of New Haven, CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River (ANZ331/073331)
Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River (ANZ332/073332)
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY (ANZ335/073335)
New York Harbor (ANZ338/073338)
Peconic and Gardiners Bays (ANZ340/073340)
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay (ANZ345/073345)
Synopsis for Sandy Hook, NJ to Fenwick Island, DE and Delaware Bay (ANZ400/073400¹)
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet, NJ out 20 NM (ANZ450/073450)
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, NJ out 20 NM (ANZ451/073451)
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet, NJ out 20 NM (ANZ452/073452)
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May, NJ out 20 NM (ANZ453/073453)
Coastal waters from Cape May to Cape Henlopen, DE out 20 NM (ANZ454/073454)
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, DE out 20 NM (ANZ455/073455)
Slaughter Beach DE...To Delaware Bay Waters North of East Point, NJ to Slaughter Beach, DE (ANZ430/073430)
Slaughter Beach DE...To Delaware Bay Waters South of East Point, NJ to Slaughter Beach, DE (ANZ431/073431)
Synopsis for Tidal Potomac River and MD Portion of the Chesapeake Bay (ANZ500/073500¹)
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island, MD (ANZ530/073530)
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point, MD (ANZ531/073531)
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach, MD (ANZ532/073532)
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point, MD (ANZ533/073533)
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point, VA (ANZ534/073534)
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head, MD (ANZ535/073535)
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island, MD (ANZ536/073536)
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island, MD to Smith Point, VA (ANZ537/073537)
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor (ANZ538/073538)
Chester River to Queenstown MD (ANZ539/073539)
Eastern Bay (ANZ540/073540)
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River (ANZ541/073541)
Patuxent River to Broome’s Island MD (ANZ542/073542)
Tangier Sound and the Inland Waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island (ANZ543/073543)
Synopsis for Fenwick Island to Currituck Beach Light, NC [including Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound] (ANZ600/073600¹)
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point, VA (ANZ630/073630)
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort, VA (ANZ631/073631)
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek, VA (ANZ632/073632)
Currituck Sound (ANZ633/073633)
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek, VA to Cape Henry, VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (ANZ634/073634)
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point (ANZ635/073635)
York River (ANZ636/073636)
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge (ANZ637/073637)
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (ANZ638/073638)
Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island to Chincoteague, VA out to 20 nm (ANZ650/073650)
Coastal Waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island, VA out to 20 nm (ANZ652/073652)
Coastal Waters from Parramore Island, VA to Cape Charles Light out to 20 nm (ANZ654/073654)
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm (ANZ656/073656)
Coastal Waters from Virginia-North Carolina to Currituck Beach Light out to 20 nm (ANZ658/073658)
Synopsis for eastern North Carolina coastal waters (AMZ100/075100¹)
Albemarle Sound (AMZ230/075230)
Croatan and Roanoke Sound s (AMZ231/075231)
Alligator River (AMZ131/075131)
Pamlico Sound (AMZ135/075135)
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers (AMZ136/075153)
Neuse and Bay Rivers (AMZ137/075137)
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 NM (AMZ150/075150)
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 NM (AMZ152/075152)
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 NM (AMZ154/075154)
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 NM (AMZ156/075156)
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM (AMZ158/075158)
Synopsis for Surf City, NC to Santee River, SC out 20 NM (AMZ200/075200¹)
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear, NC out 20 NM (AMZ250/075250)
Coastal waters from Cape Fear to Little River Inlet, SC out 20 NM (AMZ252/075252)
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet, SC to Murrells Inlet, SC out 20 NM (AMZ254/075254)
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River, SC out 20 NM (AMZ256/075256)
Synopsis for South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM and Savannah GA to Altamaha Sounds GA out 60 NM...Including Charleston Harbor and Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary" (AMZ300/075300¹)
Coastal waters from South Santee River, GA to Edisto Beach, SC out 20 NM (AMZ350/075350)
Coastal waters from Edisto Beach, SC to Savannah, GA out 20 NM (AMZ352/075352)
Charleston Harbor (AMZ330/075330)
Coastal Waters from Savannah, GA to Altamaha Sound, GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary (AMZ354/075354)
Waters from Savannah, GA to Altamaha Sound, GA extending 20 to 60 NM (AMZ374/075374)
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound, GA to Flagler Beach, FL out 60 NM (AMZ400/075400¹)
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound, GA to Flagler Beach, FL out to 20 NM (AMZ450/075450)
Waters from Atlamaha Sound, GA to Fernandina Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM (AMZ470/075470)
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine, FL out 20 NM (AMZ452/075452)
Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM (AMZ472/075472)
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flager Beach, FL out 20 NM (AMZ454/075454)
Waters from St. Augustine to Flager Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM (AMZ474/075474)
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet, FL 60 NM (AMZ500/075500¹)
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20NM (AMZ550/075550)
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20NM (AMZ552/075552)
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20NM (AMZ555/075555)
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60NM (AMZ570/075570)
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60NM (AMZ572/075572)
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60NM (AMZ575/075575)
Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef Out 60 NM (AMZ600/075600¹)
Lake Okeechobee, FL (AMZ610/075610)
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, FL out 20 NM (AMZ650/075650)
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM (AMZ670/075670)
Biscayne Bay, FL (AMZ630/075630)
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef, FL out 20 NM (AMZ651/075651)
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM (AMZ671/075671)
Synopsis for Florida Bay and the Keys (GMZ005/077005¹)
Florida Bay including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds (GMZ031/077031)
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms (GMZ032/077032)
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms (GMZ033/077033)
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034/077034)
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef (GMZ042/077042)
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef (GMZ043/077043)
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef (GMZ044/077044)
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 nm (GMZ052/077052)
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm (GMZ053/077053)
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm (GMZ054/077054)
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm (GMZ055/077055)
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out (GMZ072/077072)
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out (GMZ073/077073)
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out (GMZ074/077074)
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out (GMZ075/077075)
Synopsis (AMZ700) for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands coastal waters [Spanish version] (075700¹)
Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico AND U.S. VI 10 NM to 17N (075711)
Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM (075712)
Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada Island and Virgin Gorda and north 10 NM (075716)
Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix south to 17N (075723)
Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico and Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John
Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N, including the coastal waters of Saint Croix (075733)
Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM (075735)
Mona Passage Southward to 17N (075741)
Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM (075742)
Coastal Waters of Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM (075745)

¹ Although SAME codes exist for offshore forecast zones and forecast synopses, they are not used operationally.

² These areas are part of the offshore forecast area, however, local Weather Forecast Offices will issue warnings using these UGC's and SAME codes in the event of short duration convective events.

³ The "Hague Line" is the popular name for the international boundary that divides U.S. and Canadian waters on Georges Bank.

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