Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
831 FZNT22 KWBC 270224 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 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. ANZ899-280230- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending E across the central waters will lift N as a weak warm front tonight, with the front passing N of the waters Mon. A cold front will move E and approach the Mid-Atlantic coast late Mon into Mon night, before passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night while weakening. In association with the front, widespread thunderstorms are expected to move offshore late Mon and Mon night, and mariners should used caution for gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms. Developing low pressure will move off the northern Mid-Atlantic coast Wed, and track NE across the northern portions Wed night into Thu while a secondary cold front moves E and SE across the waters. The front will shift E of the area Thu night. High pressure will build slowly E to the coast Thu night through Fri night. $$ ANZ820-280230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and scattered tstms, then areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-280230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-280230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-280230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-280230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-280230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-280230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-280230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-280230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-280230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-280230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-280230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers with tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-280230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.