Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
310 FZNT22 KWBC 210226 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 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. ANZ899-220215- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered about 180 nm SE of Nantucket will remain nearly stationary tonight, slowly drift E across the outer mid-Atlantic waters Sat through Sun night, then drift more S and SE while remaining E of the waters Mon through Wed night. A weak front extending S from the low will slowly move E and SE across the outer central waters tonight through Sat, moving SE of the southern waters Sat night. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S into the northern and central waters Sun into Mon, continue building S along the coast Mon into Tue night, then expand offshore Wed and Wed night. $$ ANZ820-220215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-220215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-220215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-220215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-220215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. Slight chance of tstms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ825-220215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-220215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-220215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-220215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-220215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-220215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-220215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-220215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1026 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.