Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
616 FZNT34 KWBC 260829 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 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...A stationary front will persist from the New Jersey coast E and SE over the N waters early today. The front will return N as a weak warm front later today and tonight, with the front passing N of the waters Mon. Scattered thunderstorms are likely mainly over the central and southern waters today, and mariners should used caution for gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms. A cold front will move E and approach the Mid-Atlantic coast late Mon into Mon night, before passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night while weakening. A secondary cold front will approach the coast Wed, and then move E and SE over the waters Wed night into Thu night while high pressure builds slowly E to the coast. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W to 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. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW 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, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.