Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
933 FZNT22 KWBC 201511 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 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. ANZ899-210215- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Broad low pressure centered well E of the waters today will continue to move slowly E away from the area through tonight. A cold front extending SW across the far SE portion of the waters will continue to move slowly S today, moving S of the area tonight. High pressure will build S into the northern waters Tue morning. The high pressure ridge will slowly drift S Tue night through Thu while weakening. It will then settle across the far S waters Thu night where it will persist through Fri night. A cold front will approach the northern Mid- Atlantic coast Thu night and early Fri, with the front crossing the northern waters later Fri and Fri night. $$ ANZ820-210215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-210215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-210215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-210215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-210215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-210215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-210215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-210215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-210215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-210215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-210215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-210215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-210215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1111 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.