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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 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.

ANZ899-161945-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A broad low pressure area just
off the New Jersey coast early this morning, will slowly track E
while passing over the N waters today into early Fri. The low
will pass E of the northern waters later Fri and Fri night, and
move off to the E and NE of the area Sat into Sun. Another low
pressure area will move to the Carolina coast Sat night, then
move offshore over the central and southern waters Sun and Sun
night. The low will persist over the S waters Mon and Mon night
as high pressure builds over the far N waters.

$$

ANZ820-161945-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-161945-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Tstms and scattered showers with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-161945-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-161945-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Tstms and scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT and SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-161945-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then
becoming E to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-161945-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-161945-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ925-161945-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI and FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ830-161945-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ833-161945-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ930-161945-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW, then
becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ835-161945-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ935-161945-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
458 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.