Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
228 FZNT22 KWBC 172059 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 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. ANZ899-180800- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure will remain nearly stationary along the North Carolina coast tonight. A warm front will lift N across the waters tonight into Wed, and pass N of the area later Wed. The front will then stall just N of the area Wed night and Thu as a series of lows develop along the boundary, before the front returns S across the waters as a cold front Fri into Sat night. A high pressure ridge will build W of the region Fri into Sun. A low pressure will drift S across the area on Sun into Sun night. $$ ANZ820-180800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ915-180800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ920-180800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ905-180800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Rain. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ910-180800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ825-180800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ828-180800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ925-180800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ830-180800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ833-180800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ930-180800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ835-180800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ935-180800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 459 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.