Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
464 FZNT22 KWBC 251505 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1105 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. ANZ899-260230- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending E and NE from the North Carolina coast will weaken and dissipate today. A cold front over the N waters will move S and SE today, and become stationary over the northern or central waters tonight into Sun. Scattered thunderstorms are likely over the southern and central waters through Sun, 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. $$ ANZ820-260230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-260230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .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 3 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 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 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 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-260230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-260230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 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 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 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. $$ ANZ910-260230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-260230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .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 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Areas of fog, then 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. Areas of fog, chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, 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 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-260230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog, chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-260230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, areas of fog. 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 8 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 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-260230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-260230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of 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 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. $$ ANZ930-260230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-260230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of 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. $$ ANZ935-260230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1105 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.