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Offshore Forecast
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689 FZNT34 KWBC 300852 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 452 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 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...A warm front extending SE across the far NE waters will lift N and NE of the waters this morning. High pressure over the central Atlantic will extend a ridge W across the southern waters today and tonight. The ridge will shift S of the area Mon. A cold front will move SE across the NW waters tonight, reaching the central waters Mon. It will become stationary Mon night, extending E and NE off the Georgia coast to the outer Mid-Atlantic waters, and then will remain in place through Tue night as weak low pressure develops and tracks E along the front. High pressure will move SE into the northern waters Wed then drift S into the central and southern waters Wed night and Thu. The high will shift E of the waters Thu night as a weak cold front or low pressure trough approaches the northern Mid-Atlantic coast. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.