Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
173 FZNT22 KWBC 250900 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 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. ANZ899-251945- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure well E of northern portions will continue moving E while weakening today. A high pressure ridge will build S over the region today, then slowly shift E of the area tonight through Thu night. Low pressure will develop N of the waters Thu night, then track slowly E while strengthening to the N and then NE of the area Fri through Sat night. The low will then move well E of the region Sun and Sun night as another ridge builds S over the N waters. Winds and seas will increase over the S portion Thu through early Fri ahead of Tropical Storm Helene moving from the eastern Gulf of Mexico inland into the Southeast U.S. All marine interests should closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. $$ ANZ820-251945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-251945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-251945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-251945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-251945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-251945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-251945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-251945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-251945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-251945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-251945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-251945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-251945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 500 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.