Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
729 FZNT34 KWBC 122050 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 450 PM EDT Sun May 12 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak low pressure across the central portions will move E tonight while an associated cold front drops S and SE across the central and southern waters tonight before stalling and dissipating early Mon. High pressure will build in over the area Mon, drift E across the waters Mon night and then will shift E of the area Tue. Broad low pressure and a cold front will approach the Mid-Atlantic coast Tue night into Wed, and then will slowly move E across the waters Wed night through Fri night. A weak high pressure ridge will build E to the coast Fri and move offshore Fri night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.