Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
052 FZNT34 KWBC 251452 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1052 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 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 stationary front extending ENE from Cape Fear across the southern waters today will will dissipate tonight into Wed. The next cold front will approach the coast Wed into Wed night. The front will move SE across the N portions Thu and Thu night, stall over the central areas Fri and Fri night, then return N as a warm front Sat and Sat night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.