Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
538 FZNT34 KWBC 092020 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 420 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 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 will cross the NW portion tonight, 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 and northern waters Tue and Tue night while pulling a trailing cold front E over the area. The low will pass E of the northern waters Wed while leaving a stationary front over the southern waters Wed night. High pressure will build over the area behind the low Wed into Thu. The high will drift E of the region Thu night leaving a ridge axis across the waters Thu night into Fri. A cold front will approach the northern Mid- Atlantic coast Fri before moving into the waters Fri night. Navtex station Chesapeake Virginia is offline until further notice. Technicians are aware of the problem and are working to have it repaired. Sorry for any inconvenience. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms likely and scattered showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.