Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
413 FZNT22 KWBC 230224 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php ANZ899-240230- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge extending W over the waters from the western Atlantic Ocean will persist into early Sun, and then shift E of the region. A cold front will approach the northern Mid-Atlantic and Delmarva coast later Sun and Sun night. The cold front will move offshore and cross the N waters Mon, and then clear E of the N waters Mon night as the front moves into the central waters waters. The front will likely stall and weaken from the South Carolina coast eastward Tue and Tue night as weak high pressure forms N of the front. The weak front will dissipate Wed as the high shifts E of the N waters. The next cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW later Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move SE over the N waters Thu, and the central waters Thu night while weakening. $$ ANZ820-240230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-240230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-240230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-240230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT and THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-240230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-240230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...W winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-240230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-240230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-240230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-240230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms likely and scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming S to SW. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-240230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1024 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.