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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 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.

ANZ899-290230-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front off the Mid-Atlantic
coast will move E across the entirety of the waters later today
through Wed. Developing low pressure will move off the northern
Mid-Atlantic coast Wed night, then track NE across the northern
portions later Wed night into Thu night while a secondary cold
front moves E and SE across the waters. High pressure will build
into the waters Fri and Fri night, then persist through Sat
night. At the same time low pressure will build in to the E of
the waters Sat and Sat night.

$$

ANZ820-290230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-290230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms, fog
and showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-290230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-290230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog.
Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-290230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-290230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-290230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-290230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-290230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-290230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-290230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-290230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-290230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1030 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.