Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
875 FZNT34 KWBC 052103 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 503 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 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...High pressure centered E of Hatteras Canyon will continue to drift SE tonight while weakening. A weak warm front draped SE from Cape May to 34N70W will slowly move N tonight and Thu. The front will then become stationary N of the waters Thu night. A cold front will move E across the Appalachians Thu, and will reach the Mid- Atlantic coast late Thu night. It will pass across the N waters Fri and the S waters Fri night. It will then become stationary S of the waters Sat and Sat night before weakening Sun. Another front will approach the N waters from the W Sun and Sun night. The front will reach the S waters on Mon, then becomes stationary near 30N Mon night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers early. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain likely. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W 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. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.