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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 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.

ANZ899-250215-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure well NE of Cape
Hatteras will move NE close to the outer offshore waters tonight
with the strong low moving NE away from the region into Wed. A
cold front will move off the New Jersey and Delmarva coasts Wed
into Wed night. The cold front will move S and SE across the
central waters Wed night into Thu, and then will stall across the
far S waters Thu night and Fri before dissipating Fri night.
Strengthening high pressure will gradually build S and SE across
the waters Fri through Sat. The center of the high pressure will
move S into the central waters Sat night and then into the S
waters Sun and Sun night.

$$

ANZ820-250215-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-250215-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ920-250215-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to
15 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-250215-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-250215-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-250215-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-250215-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE
10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-250215-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-250215-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ833-250215-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

$$

ANZ930-250215-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-250215-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-250215-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1040 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.