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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

ANZ899-190815-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist across the N waters tonight into Wed night, shift S to
the central waters Thu, persist into Sat while slowly weakening,
and then shift E of the region Sat night. A weak tropical wave
will move W and pass near or just S of the far S waters later Thu
into Thu night, and then move onshore over the far SE states
Fri. A weak cold front will stall near 40N Fri night, and then
lift N away from the area as a warm front Sat into Sat night.
Another cold front will approach from the W and NW Sun and Sun
night.

$$

ANZ820-190815-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9
ft.

$$

ANZ915-190815-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ920-190815-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ905-190815-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-190815-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-190815-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas building to
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-190815-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas building to
4 to 7 ft.


$$

ANZ925-190815-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-190815-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-190815-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
becoming 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-190815-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, becoming 4 to 7
ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-190815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
becoming 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-190815-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
435 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.