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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 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.

ANZ899-230800-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure E of the waters
will continue to drift slowly E away from the waters tonight. A
cold front will approach the northern waters Thu afternoon, and
move SE across the northern waters Thu night through Fri night.
A weak ridge of high pressure will build over the waters Sat,
shifting E of the waters Sat night and Sun as a weak second cold
front approaches the northern waters from the W. A strong low
will NE across the Great Lakes Sun night and Mon, dragging a
strong cold front E towards the coast. The front will reach the
waters Mon night.

$$

ANZ820-230800-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-230800-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.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. Scattered
showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ920-230800-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ905-230800-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-230800-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-230800-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 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. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft
or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
becoming 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ828-230800-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ925-230800-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ830-230800-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less
early.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ833-230800-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 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...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 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, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ930-230800-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ835-230800-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 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, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-230800-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
504 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.