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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 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.

ANZ899-190300-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Broad low pressure over the N
portion will continue to drift E tonight through Sun while
gradually weakening. A cold front over the S and central waters
tonight will continue into Sun. A weak area of low pressure will
form along the boundary Sun night and persist through Mon. The
front and low will then move slowly S Mon night through Tue night
while a high pressure ridge builds S into the N waters. The ridge
will persist through Wed night.

$$

ANZ820-190300-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-190300-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-190300-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-190300-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Areas of fog.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ910-190300-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ825-190300-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-190300-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-190300-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-190300-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-190300-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-190300-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-190300-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-190300-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.