Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
881 FZNT34 KWBC 200905 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 505 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 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...An occluded low just S of Georges Bank will remain nearly stationary over the far northern waters today. A stationary front extends E from the low to a second low E of Georges Bank. The occluded low will drift slowly SE across the Outer Mid- Atlantic Waters tonight through Sun night. A weak cold front extending S from the low will slowly move SE across the outer central waters today through Sat, moving SE of the southern waters Sat night. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S into the northern and central waters Mon and Mon night, then extend into the southern waters Tue and Tue night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.