Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
775 FZNT34 KWBC 260232 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1032 PM EDT Sat May 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will persist from the Delmarva coast E and SE over the N and central portion of the waters tonight into Sun. The front will return N as a weak warm front later Sun and Sun night, with the front passing N of the waters Mon. Scattered thunderstorms are likely mainly over the central and southern waters through Sun, and mariners should used caution for gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms. A cold front will move E and approach the Mid-Atlantic coast late Mon into Mon night, before passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night while weakening. A secondary cold front will approach the coast Wed, and then move E and SE over the waters Wed night into Thu night while high pressure builds slowly E to the coast. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.