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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 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.

ANZ899-250230-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure E of the area will
continue extending a weak ridge across the central and southern
waters tonight and Fri. A weak cold front will approach from the
NW tonight, then drift S across the northern portions Fri. The
front will become stationary E of Cape Hatteras Fri night, with a
weak area of low pressure developing along the front Sat. The
low will then drift E of the waters on Sun. Weak ridging will
move across the waters Sun night and Mon. A stronger cold front
will approach the coast Mon night, then pass across the waters
Tue and Tue night.

$$

ANZ820-250230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or
less, becoming 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-250230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-250230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-250230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ910-250230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-250230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming
2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S 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 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-250230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-250230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.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. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 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 winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-250230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.FRI...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. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ833-250230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. 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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ930-250230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-250230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-250230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1102 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.