Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
423 FZNT22 KWBC 300836 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 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. 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. ANZ899-302015- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak cold front will move slowly E across the outer waters this morning. Another cold front will move offshore this morning, then slowly move E across the waters today into Fri. High pressure will build to the coast Fri into Sat, move offshore Sat night and Sun night, then drift SE of the region Mon and Mon night. Low pressure will develop E of the area Fri night, remain nearly stationary just E of the waters Sat into Sun, then slowly move E Sun night through Mon night as another low moves E across the area. $$ ANZ820-302015- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-302015- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W, then, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-302015- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-302015- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-302015- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W, then, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-302015- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-302015- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-302015- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-302015- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-302015- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-302015- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-302015- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-302015- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.