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550 FZNT22 KWBC 280159 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 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. ANZ899-290200- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A trough and cold front will push offshore tonight and Tue accompanied by areas of significant thunderstorm activity. 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 Sat night. $$ ANZ820-290200- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-290200- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms, fog and showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-290200- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-290200- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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 to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-290200- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-290200- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-290200- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-290200- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 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, 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 to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-290200- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-290200- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-290200- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-290200- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-290200- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 959 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.