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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 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.

ANZ899-210815-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Broad low pressure centered
well E of the waters will continue to move slowly E away from
the area tonight. A stationary front will remain draped across
far SE portions of the waters tonight through Wed. High pressure
will build S into the northern waters Tue morning. The high
pressure ridge will slowly drift S into the central waters Tue
night through Thu while weakening. It will then settle across the
far S waters Thu night where it will persist through Fri night.
A cold front will move E into the northern waters on Fri. A weak
area of low pressure will develop along the southern end of the
front near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on Sat, lifting NE Sat
night.

$$

ANZ820-210815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 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 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
becoming 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-210815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-210815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-210815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ910-210815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ825-210815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-210815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-210815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-210815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-210815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-210815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-210815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-210815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
446 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.