Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
715 FZNT22 KWBC 260822 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 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. ANZ899-262000- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will persist from the New Jersey coast E and SE over the N waters early today. The front will return N as a weak warm front later today and tonight, with the front passing N of the waters Mon. Scattered thunderstorms are likely mainly over the central and southern waters today, and mariners should used caution for gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms. A cold front will move E and approach the Mid-Atlantic coast late Mon into Mon night, before passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night while weakening. A secondary cold front will approach the coast Wed, and then move E and SE over the waters Wed night into Thu night while high pressure builds slowly E to the coast. $$ ANZ820-262000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-262000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-262000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-262000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-262000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE and TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-262000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-262000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-262000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-262000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-262000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-262000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms becoming scattered. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-262000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous to scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-262000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 422 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous to scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.