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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 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.

ANZ899-160800-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
prevail over the far southern waters tonight through Wed night,
while a low pressure trough persists over the N and central waters
tonight. A cold front will move S over the area later tonight,
stall over the central waters Tue and Tue night, and then drift N
as a warm front Wed and Wed night. Low pressure will develop
along the front off the Mid-Atlantic coast Thu, then drift
slowly E to NE across the N and central waters Thu night and Fri
while pulling a weak cold front across the area. The low will
lift N of the area Fri night with the associated front clearing E
of the waters and the next cold front approaching from the W.
This next cold front move to the coast Sat, then offshore Sat
night.

$$

ANZ820-160800-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW, then,
becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms
early.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-160800-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-160800-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-160800-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-160800-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-160800-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW, then, becoming
N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of tstms. Slight chance of showers.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-160800-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Slight chance of showers.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-160800-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-160800-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-160800-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-160800-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-160800-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-160800-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.