Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
498 FZNT34 KWBC 300841 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 441 AM EDT Thu May 30 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...A weak cold front will move slowly E across the outer waters this morning. Another cold front will move offshore this morning, then slowly move E across the waters today into Fri. High pressure will build to the coast Fri into Sat, move offshore Sat night and Sun night, then drift SE of the region Mon and Mon night. Low pressure will develop E of the area Fri night, remain nearly stationary just E of the waters Sat into Sun, then slowly move E Sun night through Mon night as another low moves E across the area. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W, then, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.