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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 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.

ANZ899-180245-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...An area of low pressure off the
New Jersey coast tonight will continue drifting SE across the N
waters through Fri. The low will gradually weaken and become
broad Fri and Sat, then lift NE of the N waters by early Sun
morning. A high pressure ridge will build into the N waters Sat
and remain in place through Tue. Another low pressure area will
develop off the Carolina coast Sat night, then drift slowly E
across the S waters through Tue.

$$

ANZ820-180245-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-180245-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-180245-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-180245-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-180245-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-180245-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-180245-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-180245-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-180245-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ833-180245-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ930-180245-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW
10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-180245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-180245-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1039 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.