Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
443 FZNT34 KWBC 090251 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1051 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 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 extending NE over the waters will persist tonight before dissipating Sun. A cold front will approach the coast Sun morning, move slowly offshore later Sun into Sun evening, reach the outer waters later Sun night, 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 waters Tue through Wed while pulling a trailing cold front E over the S waters. The low will pass E of the northern waters Wed night with the trailing cold front clearing E of the area. High pressure will build over the area behind the low Wed afternoon and Wed night. A ridge axis will drift E across the southern waters Thu, and pass E of the area by Thu night. Another cold front will approach the northern Mid- Atlantic coast Thu 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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 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 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...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 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU 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...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.