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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
459 AM 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.

ANZ899-261945-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will slowly
shift E of the area today and tonight. Winds and seas will
increase over the S portion today through early Fri ahead of
Hurricane Helene moving from 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.
A cold front will move S into the northern waters late Fri into
Fri night then continue into the central waters Sat becoming
nearly stationary. A broad area of low pressure will develop
along the NC coast Sat night into early Sun then drift offshore
late Sun through Mon night while dragging a cold front through
the far southern waters.

$$

ANZ820-261945-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and scattered tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ915-261945-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 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. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ920-261945-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.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. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ905-261945-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

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

$$

ANZ910-261945-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 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 to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-261945-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

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

$$

ANZ828-261945-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers, then chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-261945-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-261945-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers,
then chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-261945-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-261945-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-261945-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-261945-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
459 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.