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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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.

ANZ899-200230-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered about
350 nm E of Cape Charles will drift slowly SE today while pulling
a weak cold front across the S waters. The low will then move
slowly NE over the far NE waters tonight before dissipating late
Sat. A cold front will move E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat
night, and then will stall near Cape Fear Sun. A series of low
pressure centers will move NE along the front later Sun night
into Tue. High pressure will build E across the N waters Sun and
Sun night, and then shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night.
High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue night.

$$

ANZ820-200230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-200230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-200230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-200230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-200230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Isolated tstms.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-200230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-200230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-200230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-200230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-200230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 30 to
40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ930-200230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-200230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-200230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.