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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 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.

ANZ899-300300-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak cold front will move
across the waters today, then slow and weaken E of the area
tonight. Another cold front will move offshore tonight, then
slowly move E across the waters Thu into Fri. High pressure will
build to the coast Fri and Fri night, persist Sat and Sat night,
then drift offshore Sun and Sun night. Low pressure will develop
E of the area Fri night, remain nearly stationary just E and NE
of the waters Sat into Sun, then slowly move E Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-300300-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-300300-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ920-300300-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ905-300300-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas
of fog. Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.

$$

ANZ910-300300-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.

$$

ANZ825-300300-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-300300-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ925-300300-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

ANZ830-300300-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.

$$

ANZ833-300300-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.

$$

ANZ930-300300-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ835-300300-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ935-300300-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1041 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.