Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
998 FZNT22 KWBC 260221 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 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. ANZ899-270230- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will persist from the Delmarva coast E and SE over the N and central portion of the waters tonight into Sun. The front will return N as a weak warm front later Sun and Sun night, with the front passing N of the waters Mon. Scattered thunderstorms are likely mainly over the central and southern waters through Sun, and mariners should used caution for gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms. A cold front will move E and approach the Mid-Atlantic coast late Mon into Mon night, before passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night while weakening. A secondary cold front will approach the coast Wed, and then move E and SE over the waters Wed night into Thu night while high pressure builds slowly E to the coast. $$ ANZ820-270230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-270230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-270230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-270230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-270230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-270230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-270230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-270230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-270230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-270230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-270230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-270230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-270230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1021 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.