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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 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.

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

ANZ899-262015-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak stationary front extending
SE from the coastline near Cape Henry will dissipate later this
morning while a weak area of high pressure over the central and N
waters moves E of the area today. A trough will move E across
the northern and central waters later today and be followed by a
slowly moving cold front later tonight. The cold front will move
SE across the N and central areas of the waters Thu and Thu
night, then stall over this region as a stationary front. The
front will return to the N as a warm front Fri and lift N of the
area Fri night into Sat. Another cold front will approach the
Mid- Atlantic coast Sun, then move slowly E and SE into the
northern and central waters Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-262015-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ915-262015-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ920-262015-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-262015-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-262015-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-262015-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-262015-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming S
10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-262015-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-262015-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-262015-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. Chance of tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-262015-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-262015-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 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 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-262015-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
443 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.