Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
663 FZNT34 KWBC 080840 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 440 AM EDT Sat Jun 8 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 cold front near the Georgia and Carolina coasts early this morning will drift E while weakening today into tonight with the front dissipating by Sun. A second cold front will approach the coast Sun morning, move slowly offshore later Sun into Sun evening, reach the outer waters later Sun night, and then stall over the S waters Mon. The front will remain over the S waters Mon night as low pressure begins to organize along the front just off the S Carolina coast. The low will continue to organize and move slowly E and NE over the central waters Tue and Tue night into Wed while pulling a trailing cold front E over the S waters. The low will pass E of the central and N waters later Wed with the trailing cold front clearing E of the area. Weak high pressure will build over most the waters behind the low and cold front Wed night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N, then, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.