Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
702 FZNT34 KWBC 200848 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 448 AM EDT Thu Jun 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure centered E of the waters today continues to extend a ridge W across the N and central waters. The ridge will persist across the central waters tonight through Sat night while slowly weakening and drifting SE. A weak tropical wave near 75W S of 30N will continue moving W today, passing near or just S of the far S waters this afternoon and tonight. It will then move onshore over the SE states on Fri. A cold front will approach the N waters on Fri, then stall near 40N Fri night and Sat before lifting slowly N away from the area as a warm front Sat night into Sun. Another cold front will approach the N waters from the NW Sun night into Mon, then stall along the coast Mon before weakening Mon night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.