Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
261 FZNT22 KWBC 131439 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 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. ANZ899-140245- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak low pressure to E of the area this morning will track NE today as an associated cold front dissipates over the far S waters. High pressure will build E across the region today and tonight, then shift E of the area Tue. Broad low pressure and a cold front will approach the Mid- Atlantic coast Tue night into Wed, and then will slowly move E across the waters Wed night through Fri night. A weak high pressure ridge will build E to the coast Fri and move offshore Fri night. $$ ANZ820-140245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-140245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-140245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-140245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-140245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-140245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain, then chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-140245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-140245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-140245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-140245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-140245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-140245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-140245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1039 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.