Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
418 FZNT22 KWBC 061457 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 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. ANZ899-070215- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will prevail just E of the waters today into tonight as low pressure and an associated weak cold front appoaches the N waters from the W. The low will begin to strengthen and slide E over the N waters later tonight into Tue, with a trailing cold front reaching the central waters by later Tue as the low moves off to the E of the N waters. The front will stall over the central waters Tue night, 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. $$ ANZ820-070215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-070215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-070215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ905-070215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-070215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then rain. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ825-070215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms and slight chance of showers, then areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-070215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-070215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ830-070215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-070215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-070215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ835-070215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...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. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to 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 to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-070215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1057 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.