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041 FZNT22 KWBC 282034 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 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. ANZ899-290845- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front off the Mid-Atlantic coast, will move E across the rest of the waters tonight through Wed. Developing low pressure will move off the northern Mid- Atlantic coast Wed night, then track NE across the northern portions later Wed night into Thu night while a secondary cold front moves E and SE across the waters. High pressure will build into the waters Fri and Fri night, then persist through Sun night. Low pressure will develop E of the waters Fri night into Sat, then meander E of the region through Sun night. $$ ANZ820-290845- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-290845- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-290845- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-290845- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-290845- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-290845- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-290845- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-290845- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-290845- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-290845- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers early. Scattered tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-290845- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers early. Scattered tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-290845- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-290845- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 434 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.