Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
793 FZNT22 KWBC 191427 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 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. ANZ899-200315- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure just S of Georges Bank this morning will become nearly stationary over the far northern waters today through Fri. A stationary front will extend ENE from the low. The low will occlude tonight as a second low forms to the NE, E of Georges Bank. The occluded low will then drift slowly SE across the Outer Mid- Atlantic Waters Fri night through Sun night. A cold front extending S from the low will move slowly SE across the central waters today through Sat as the low occludes. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S into the northern and central waters Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-200315- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ915-200315- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ ANZ920-200315- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ905-200315- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ910-200315- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. $$ ANZ825-200315- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ828-200315- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ925-200315- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...N 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. $$ ANZ830-200315- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ833-200315- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ930-200315- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ ANZ835-200315- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ935-200315- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1027 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.