Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
603 FZNT34 KWBC 051450 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1050 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure centered E of Hatteras Canyon will continue to drift SE today and tonight while weakening. A weak warm front draped SE from Cape Henlopen to 34N70W will slowly move N tonight and Thu. The front will then become stationary N of the waters Thu night. A cold front will move E across the Appalachians Thu, and will reach the Mid- Atlantic coast late Thu night. It will pass across the N waters Fri and the S waters Fri night. It will then become stationary S of the waters Sat and Sat night before weakening Sun. Another front will approach the N waters from the W Sun and Sun night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...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, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.