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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 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.

ANZ899-250745-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move off the
New Jersey and Delmarva coasts early tonight, move S and SE
across the central waters later tonight into early Thu, and then
move slowly S across the central and S waters Thu into early Fri
while a series of weak lows move NE along the front. The front
will pass just S of the area Fri. Strengthening high pressure
will gradually build S and SE across the waters Thu night through
Sat. The center of the high pressure will move S into the
central waters Sat night and then into the S waters Sun and Sun
night. The high will remain over the S portion Mon and Mon night
while a weak cold front moves S over the NE portion Mon night.

$$

ANZ820-250745-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt,
then becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-250745-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then
becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT through FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7
ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-250745-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI and FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ905-250745-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt, then
becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ910-250745-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ825-250745-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt,
then becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-250745-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

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

$$

ANZ925-250745-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, subsiding
to 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-250745-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt,
then increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms
and scattered showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-250745-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-250745-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-250745-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-250745-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.