Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
499 FZNT34 KWBC 180837 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 437 AM EDT Sat May 18 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...Broad low pressure over the N portion will continue to drift E today through Sun while continuing to weaken. A cold front over the S and central waters tonight will persist into Sun. A weak area of low pressure centers will form along the boundary Sun night and continue through Mon. The front and low will then move slowly S Mon night through Tue night while a high pressure ridge builds S into the N waters. The ridge will persist through Wed night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 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. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.