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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 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.

ANZ899-290215-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure center over the
central waters this morning, will move S into the southern waters
later this afternoon and tonight then persist through Tue and
Tue night. A warm front will move across the N waters later this
afternoon and tonight. A cold front will push SE across the
northern waters Mon and Mon night then stall across the northern
areas Tue. A weak area of low pressure will move off the New
Jersey coast Tue night and move across the northern waters Wed,
then pass E of the waters Wed night while pushing a cold front
through the central waters Wed night and into the southern waters
Thu and Thu night. Weak high pressure will build into the N and
central waters behind the front Wed night into Thu night.

$$

ANZ820-290215-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-290215-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-290215-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-290215-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-290215-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-290215-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT and TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-290215-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-290215-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-290215-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-290215-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-290215-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT and MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-290215-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-290215-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1026 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.