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996 FZNT22 KWBC 302023 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 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. ANZ899-310800- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will slowly move farther away from the waters tonight through Fri as high pressure builds in from the W. There will be a lingering surface trough along and near the New England coast into Sat. High pressure then persists through Sun, though weak low pressure should move just N of the waters Sat night and Sun. A surface trough may move S across the area overnight Sun and Mon, with low pressure possibly moving off of the mid-Atlantic coast along the trough Mon. Another surface trough may move across the N waters Mon night, otherwise high pressure should build in again from the NW Tues and Tues night. $$ ANZ820-310800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-310800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-310800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, becoming isolated. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-310800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W, then, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-310800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-310800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-310800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers early. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-310800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-310800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-310800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers late. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-310800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-310800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-310800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 423 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.