Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
556 FZNT22 KWBC 111444 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php ANZ899-120215- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will remain in place across the S waters today through Wed night. Weak low pressure will form along the front SE of Hatteras Canyon this afternoon, then lift NE along the front tonight through Wed night. Weak high pressure over the Ohio Valley tonight will shift E across the N waters Wed and Wed night, then move E of the waters on Thu. Another low will form over the S waters Wed night into Thu, then move slowly NE Fri into Sat. A cold front will approach the N waters by late Fri, then move SE across the waters Fri night into Sat night. The NAVTEX transmitter in Chesapeake, Virginia is offline until further notice. Technicians are aware of the problem and are working to have it repaired. $$ ANZ820-120215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-120215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-120215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-120215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-120215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-120215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-120215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-120215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-120215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-120215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-120215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less at times. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-120215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-120215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1044 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less at times. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.