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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 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.

ANZ899-010215-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure persists over the
far S waters this morning, then shifts E of the area today
through Wed night while maintaining a ridge across the S
portion. A stationary front slowly moves E and NE across the N
waters as a warm front later today into tonight. Weak low
pressure tracks E just N of the waters tonight into Wed, then
passes E of the waters later Wed and Wed night while pulling a
weakening cold front through the area through Thu night. A weak
low moves over the NE waters Thu night and Fri. A weak high
pressure ridge builds over the waters Thu night through Sat
night.

$$

ANZ820-010215-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog, showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Slight
chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-010215-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-010215-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-010215-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-010215-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-010215-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of rain. Areas of fog and slight chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog and slight chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-010215-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-010215-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

ANZ830-010215-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-010215-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ930-010215-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

ANZ835-010215-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-010215-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1040 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...S to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.