Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
056 FZNT34 KWBC 012023 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 423 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 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 weak low pressure trough over the far NE portion will pass E of the area this evening. High pressure build E over the region tonight, then shift E of the area Sun into Mon while maintaining a ridge across the S portion into Tue night. A weak cold front will move slowly S over the N portion Mon into Tue night as weak low pressure tracks E and SE along the boundary. Another high will build SE over the region Wed and Wed night, then shift E of the area Thu. A warm front will lift N across the waters Wed night and Thu, then move N of the area Thu night as a cold front approaches the coast. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 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. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.