Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
673 FZNT22 KWBC 262105 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 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. ANZ899-270815- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge across the eastern portions will slowly shift E of the area tonight. Winds and seas will increase over the S portion this evening through Fri ahead of Hurricane Helene, which is moving across the eastern Gulf of Mexico inland into the Southeast U.S. All marine interests should closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. Otherwise, a cold front will move S into the northern waters late Fri into Fri night, then continue into the central waters Sat while becoming nearly stationary. A broad area of low pressure will develop along the North Carolina coast Sat night into early Sun then drift offshore late Sun through Mon night while dragging a cold front through the far southern waters. The low will remain nearly stationary across the northern waters Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ820-270815- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ915-270815- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ920-270815- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-270815- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-270815- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-270815- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-270815- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-270815- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-270815- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-270815- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-270815- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-270815- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-270815- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 505 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.