Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
405 FZNT22 KWBC 250834 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 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. ANZ899-252015- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending NE from the North Carolina coast early today, will slowly weaken and become a low pressure trough tonight. A cold front will move SE over the N waters today, and become stationary over the N or central waters tonight into Sun. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are likely over the waters today into tonight near these fronts, and mariners should used caution for gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms. The stationary front will return N as a weak warm front later Sun and Sun night, with the front passing N of the waters Mon. A cold front will move E and approach the Mid-Atlantic seaboard later Mon into Mon night, before passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night while weakening. A secondary cold front will approach the coast Wed, and then move SE over the waters Wed night. $$ ANZ820-252015- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-252015- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE, then, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 2 to 3 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-252015- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds diminishing to 5 to 10 kt, then becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-252015- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW, then, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-252015- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-252015- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog. Chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-252015- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E, then, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 3 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...S winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-252015- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-252015- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S, then, becoming N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-252015- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-252015- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-252015- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-252015- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 434 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.