Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
391 FZNT22 KWBC 071446 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 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. ANZ899-080300- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure will begin to strengthen and slide E over the N waters today, with a trailing cold front reaching the central waters by this afternoon as the low moves off to the E of the N waters. The front will stall over the central waters tonight, and return N as a warm front Wed as another low moves E over southern New England. Weak low pressure will slide E and pass just N of the region Wed night. A stronger low will move E and move from Ohio into Pennsylvania Thu, with a warm front extending E near 40N. The low will track NE and pass N of the waters Thu night into Fri while pulling a strong cold front SE over the region. The cold front will clear E of the waters Fri night as a high pressure ridge develops over the eastern United States. High pressure will build and persist over the area Sat and Sat night. $$ ANZ820-080300- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Slight chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog, slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-080300- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-080300- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-080300- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-080300- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less, then rain. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-080300- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms, then areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Slight chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-080300- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-080300- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-080300- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-080300- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-080300- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-080300- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-080300- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.