Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
520 FZNT22 KWBC 280836 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 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 ANZ899-282045- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A pair of cold fronts will move S over the waters today, with the southern front stalling and dissipating this afternoon. The northern front will stall off of the coast near Cape Lookout today while high pressure builds across the N waters. Little change in these conditions should occur tonight into Sat. High pressure to the N will begin shifting E as the front returns back N as a warm front Sat and Sat night. The warm front should move N of the waters early Sun, with high pressure to the S building W over the S waters. Another cold front will approach the NW waters late Sun, stalling over the N waters Sun night as low pressure develops along the front. The low then remains over or near the N waters Mon into Tue, while a trailing cold front slowly moves SE over the central and S waters. The low should move NE of the waters Tue night. $$ ANZ820-282045- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-282045- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-282045- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE, then, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-282045- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-282045- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-282045- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-282045- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-282045- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-282045- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-282045- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-282045- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-282045- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-282045- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.