Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
234 FZNT34 KWBC 241506 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1106 AM EDT Fri May 24 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure E of the area will continue extending a weak ridge across the central and southern waters today. A weak cold front will approach from the NW this morning, then move S across the N portions today. The front will become stationary E of Cape Hatteras tonight, with a weak area of low pressure developing along the front Sat. The low will then drift E of the waters Sun. Weak ridging will move across the waters Sun night and Mon. A stronger cold front will approach the coast Mon night, then pass across the waters Tue and Tue night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.