Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
262 FZNT22 KWBC 040828 CCA OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 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. ANZ899-042000- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending E and SE from the North Carolina coast early this morning will slowly weaken today, and then dissipate tonight. High pressure building S and SE over the waters N of the front today will prevail tonight into Sun. The high will move off to the E of the area Sun night as a weak cold front approaches the coast. The front will remain near the coast Mon, slowly move SE over the N waters Mon night into Tue, then stall over the central waters Tue night. On Wed, the front will begin to lift N as a warm front across the central and then the N waters. The front will likely move just N of the area by Wed night as weak low pressure areas form along the front. $$ ANZ820-042000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-042000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt, then, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-042000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-042000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-042000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-042000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms early, otherwise chance of showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-042000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-042000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-042000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-042000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-042000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-042000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE and TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-042000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 421 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE through WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.