Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
400 FZNT22 KWBC 220841 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 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. 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 ANZ899-222000- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure now over SE Georgia will drift N today into early next week, and remain inland, with tropical cyclone formation not expected with this system. High pressure will persist E of the waters with a ridge extending westward over most of the waters today into Sun. The ridge will gradually shift E later Sun and Sun night as a cold front approaches the northern Mid-Atlantic coast. The cold front will move offshore and cross the N waters Mon, and then clear E of the northern waters Mon night as the front crosses the central waters. The front will likely stall and weaken from the South Carolina coast eastward Tue and Tue night as weak high pressure forms N of the front. The front will return N as a warm front Wed as the high shifts E of the N waters. The warm front will lift north of the area by Wed night as another cold front approaches the coast from the W. $$ ANZ820-222000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-222000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-222000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-222000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-222000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-222000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-222000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt, then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-222000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming W to NW. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-222000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt, then, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-222000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N to NE. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-222000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-222000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT and TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-222000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 441 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.