Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
413 FZNT22 KWBC 012032 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 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. ANZ899-020815- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak cold front will move S across the waters this evening, stall over the central portions later tonight into Thu, then dissipate Thu night. High pressure will build over the waters later Thu night, shift to the S portions Fri and Fri night, then dissipate Sat. Another cold front will move into the N waters Thu night, then move slowly across the remainder of the area Fri through Sat. Behind the cold front, a high pressure ridge will build S across the waters Fri night through Sun, and then will shift E of the area Sun night into Mon. Another weak cold front will move to the coast Sun night, then move offshore Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-020815- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-020815- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-020815- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-020815- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-020815- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-020815- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-020815- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog, scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-020815- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-020815- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-020815- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-020815- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-020815- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-020815- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 432 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.