Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
725 FZNT34 KWBC 220849 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 449 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. 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...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 N of the area by Wed night as another cold front approaches the coast from the W. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .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 showers and 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. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 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 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Tstms likely and chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...Winds becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and 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, becoming W to NW. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 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...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 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 6 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .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 becoming 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .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 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.