Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
770 FZNT22 KWBC 050220 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1020 PM 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. ANZ899-060230- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending SE over the waters from near Cape Lookout, North Carolina early tonight, will slowly dissipate later tonight or early Sun. Otherwise, high pressure will build S and SE over most of the area tonight into Sun, then shift E of the waters Sun night. A weak cold front will approach the coast Mon, slowly move SE over the N waters Mon night into Tue, then stall over the central waters Tue night. The front will then lift N as a warm front across the central and N waters Wed into Wed night as weak low pressure passes N of the area. Another cold front will move S over the N portion Wed night, stall Thu, and then lift slowly N as a warm front Thu night. $$ ANZ820-060230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-060230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-060230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-060230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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 and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 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 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-060230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-060230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-060230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-060230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .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 8 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-060230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-060230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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. Chance of 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. Scattered showers and tstms. .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 winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-060230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-060230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. 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. Chance of 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. Scattered showers and tstms. .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. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-060230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1020 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE through WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.