Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
397 FZNT22 KWBC 190832 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 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 ANZ899-192000- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the N waters through tonight, then shift S to the central waters on Thu. It will persist across the central and S waters through Sat night while slowly weakening. A weak tropical wave will move W and pass near or just S of the far S waters later Thu into Thu night, and then move onshore over the SE states Fri. A cold front will approach the N waters on Fri, then stall along 40N Fri night and Sat before lifting N away from the area as a warm front Sat night. Another cold front will approach the N waters from the NW Sun night. $$ ANZ820-192000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ915-192000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ920-192000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-192000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-192000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-192000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ828-192000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-192000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-192000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-192000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-192000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-192000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-192000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 432 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.