Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
139 FZNT22 KWBC 060236 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 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. ANZ899-070230- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge across most of the area early tonight will slowly move SE of the N portion later tonight into Mon night, and remain across the S portion into Tue night. A weak warm front extending eastward from near Delaware Bay early tonight will lift N and dissipate later tonight or Mon. A weak cold front will slowly move SE over the N waters Mon night into Tue, then stall over the central waters Tue night. The front will then lift N as a warm front across the central and N waters Wed into Wed night as developing low pressure passes N of the area. Another cold front will move S over the N portion Wed night, and stall Thu and Thu night while another low tracks E along the front. Yet another low will develop over the N portion Fri and Fri night while pulling a cold front across the area. $$ ANZ820-070230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-070230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of rain and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-070230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ905-070230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-070230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less, then rain. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ825-070230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-070230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT and WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-070230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-070230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-070230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-070230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ835-070230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-070230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1036 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.