Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
302 FZNT34 KWBC 120856 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 456 AM 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 today and tonight. Weak low pressure will track NE along the front through tonight. Weak high pressure will shift E across the N waters today and tonight, then clear E of the waters Thu. Another low will form over the far S waters tonight into Thu, with the low potentially strengthening and moving slowly NE over the outer waters Thu night into early Sat. The low will clear NE of the waters during Sat. A cold front will approach the NW waters by late Fri, with the front then moving SE across the waters Fri night into Sat night. Behind the front, another high will build SE across the N and central waters Sun and Sun night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 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 SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft, subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas susiding to 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.