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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 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-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front will move N and
then NE of the area tonight. The associated low pressure area will
move off the New England coast tonight and pass NE of the area
Thu while pulling a cold front across the northern waters. The
front will stall over the northern waters late Thu while another
low will slide offshore along the front Thu night 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-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-100230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-100230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers
and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-100230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-100230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-100230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. 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-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 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
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-100230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers
and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-100230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-100230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-100230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-100230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 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 8 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-100230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.