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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1109 AM 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.

ANZ899-240230-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist across
the waters today, then shift E of the area by this evening. A
weak cold front will approach the northern waters from the NW
this evening, then drift offshore across the far N portions
tonight before dissipating on Fri. Another weak cold front will
move into the N portions Fri night, then stall across the
northern and central waters Sat. A weak low will develop along
the boundary Sat night then drift E of the waters on Sun. The
boundary will lift N as a warm front Sun night into Mon. A
stronger cold front will approach the coast by Mon night.


$$

ANZ820-240230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1
nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-240230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ920-240230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ905-240230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ910-240230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ825-240230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1
nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog, scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ828-240230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-240230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-240230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1
nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...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 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ833-240230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ930-240230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-240230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ935-240230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1109 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.