Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
517 FZNT34 KWBC 130302 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1102 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will remain in place across the S waters tonight while weak low pressure tracks NE along the front. Weak high pressure will shift E across the N waters tonight, then clear E and NE of the waters Thu. Another low will form over the far S waters early Thu. The low will likely strengthen while moving slowly NE near the outer waters Thu night into early Sat. The low will move well NE of the waters by late Sat. A cold front will approach the NW waters late Fri, with the front then moving SE across the waters Fri night into Sat night. Behind the front, high pressure will again build SE across the N and central waters Sun into Mon. The high will move E away from the area late Mon and Mon night while maintaining a ridge westward across the waters. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.