Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
040 FZNT34 KWBC 010842 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 442 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 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...A high pressure ridge across the southern waters will shift S of the area today. A cold front across the NW waters will move SE and reach the central waters today, and then will become stationary late tonight into Tue, extending E and NE off the Georgia coast to the outer Mid- Atlantic waters. The front will remain in place through Tue night as weak low pressure develops and tracks NE along the front. High pressure will move SE into the northern waters Wed, and will drift S into the central and southern waters Wed night and Thu. The high will shift E of the waters Thu night as a weak cold front approaches the northern Mid-Atlantic coast. The high will maintain a ridge extending W over the central and southern waters Fri and Fri night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Tstms and numerous showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and numerous showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and numerous showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.