Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
974 FZNT34 KWBC 150826 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 426 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 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...Strengthening low pressure will move slowly NE over the outer waters early today while pulling a cold front across the area, then move NE of the waters later today and tonight as the front passes E of the region. Another cold front will move SE across the waters today and tonight, then move S of the area Sun. High pressure will build SE across the N and central waters Sun into Mon, then move to the E of the region Mon night through Wed night while maintaining a ridge over the N portion. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW, then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.