Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
488 FZNT34 KWBC 302033 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 433 PM EDT Thu May 30 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will slowly move farther away from the waters tonight through Fri as high pressure builds in from the W. There will be a lingering surface trough along and near the New England coast into Sat. High pressure then persists through Sun, though weak low pressure should move just N of the waters Sat night and Sun. A surface trough may move S across the area overnight Sun and Mon, with low pressure possibly moving off of the mid-Atlantic coast along the trough Mon. Another surface trough may move across the N waters Mon night, otherwise high pressure should build in again from the NW Tues and Tues night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog NE portion with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers overnight W portion. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms mainly E portion. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers overnight W portion. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.