Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
369 FZNT22 KWBC 091429 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 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. ANZ899-100230- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A low pressure system will continue moving NE of the area today while pulling a cold front across the northern waters. The front will stall over the northern waters later today while another low will slide offshore along the front tonight into Fri. As the low slides E across the northern waters, a cold front will push across the central and southern waters Fri and Fri night. The front will push just E of the area Fri night as yet another low develops along the front. The low will move E of the central waters Sat then move NE of the northern waters by Sat night. High pressure will build over the waters Sat night into Sun behind the low before a weak cold front pushes offshore of 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 Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-100230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-100230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Chance of rain. .FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-100230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Rain. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-100230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-100230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then rain. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-100230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then areas of fog and chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-100230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-100230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-100230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-100230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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. $$ ANZ930-100230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-100230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-100230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1029 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.