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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 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.

ANZ899-220230-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front extending NE from
near Cape Lookout will move slightly S tonight and then will
stall near Cape Fear early Sun. A series of developing low
pressure centers will move NE along the front Sun into Tue while
pulling the cold front S and SE. High pressure will build E
across the N waters Sun and Sun night, and then shift well E of
the region Mon and Mon night. High pressure will build along the
SE coast Tue into Tue night, then drift E over the southern
waters Wed and Wed night. A cold front will move into the NW
portion Wed, before passing SE across the area Wed night. High
pressure will again build E across the waters Thu into Thu
night.

$$

ANZ820-220230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-220230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ920-220230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-220230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-220230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-220230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-220230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-220230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-220230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-220230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-220230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-220230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-220230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.