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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 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.

ANZ899-170845-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
prevail over the far southern waters tonight into Wed night. A
cold front over the central waters will stall this evening into
tonight, 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 SE across the N and central waters
Thu night into Fri while pulling a weakening cold front across
the area. The weak low will lift N over the area Fri night as the
next cold front approaches from the W. This cold front will move
E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat night. A series of low
pressure troughs or secondary cold fronts will move SE across the
N waters Sun and Sun night. Another low will move into the
central and S waters Sun and Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-170845-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

ANZ915-170845-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain, then scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-170845-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-170845-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-170845-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

ANZ825-170845-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 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 winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-170845-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms
early. Slight chance of showers.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 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 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-170845-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-170845-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

ANZ833-170845-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

ANZ930-170845-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW 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 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-170845-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-170845-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
440 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 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 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.