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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 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.

ANZ899-300230-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move E across
the waters tonight through Wed. Developing low pressure will
move off the northern Mid-Atlantic coast Wed night, then track
NE across the northern portions later Wed night into Thu night
while a secondary cold front moves E and SE across the waters.
High pressure will build into the waters Fri and Fri night, then
persist through Sun night. Low pressure will develop E of the
waters Fri night into Sat, then meander E of the region through
Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-300230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-300230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-300230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-300230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-300230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-300230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-300230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-300230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-300230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-300230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-300230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-300230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

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

$$

ANZ935-300230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1049 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.