Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
606 FZNT22 KWBC 102032 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 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. ANZ899-110815- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure across the outer Mid-Atlantic waters will move quickly E along a stationary front this evening. As the low slides E across the northern waters, a cold front will push across the central and southern waters tonight. The front will push just E of the area late tonight as another low develops along the front. The low will move E of the central waters Sat then move NE of the northern waters Sat night. High pressure will build over the waters Sat night into Sun behind the low before weak low pressure and cold front push offshore from the Mid-Atlantic coast Sun and Sun night. The front will clear E of the area late Sun night as high pressure builds in across the area Sun night and Mon. The high will shift E of the waters Mon night and Tue ahead of the next approaching cold front. Low pressure and a cold front will approach the Mid- Atlantic coast Tue night, then track NE across the waters Wed and Wed night. $$ ANZ820-110815- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ915-110815- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms early, then rain. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ920-110815- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ905-110815- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ910-110815- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ825-110815- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-110815- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ925-110815- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt, then, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-110815- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt, then, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ833-110815- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-110815- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ835-110815- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-110815- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.