Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
279 FZNT22 KWBC 230216 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 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. ANZ899-240230- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered about 300 nm SE of Nantucket will slowly drift S across the outer mid- Atlantic waters tonight through Mon night, then turn E and move away from the waters Tue into Wed. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S along the mid-Atlantic coast tonight, then continue building S along the coast Mon into Tue night. The ridge will move offshore Wed, then shift NE and weaken Wed night and Thu. Low pressure will develop offshore of the northern waters Thu night, then track E while remaining N of the area Fri and Fri night. Across the southern portions, winds and seas may increase later Thu into Fri ahead of a possible tropical cyclone 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. $$ ANZ820-240230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-240230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-240230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-240230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-240230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-240230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-240230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-240230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-240230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-240230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-240230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ935-240230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1016 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.