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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 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.

ANZ899-230830-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure along the
outer S mid Atlantic waters will move into the outer central and
N mid Atlantic waters later tonight and Tue while intensifying.
The strong low pressure will move NE and away from the region Tue
night and Wed. All mariners should monitor the latest forecast
and progress of this strengthening low, and execute avoidance
plans as necessary. Thunderstorms are likely over the central and
S mid Atlantic waters tonight and then across the central and N
outer waters later tonight. Gusty winds and rough seas are
possible in these thunderstorms and mariners should use caution.
Another cold front will move off the New Jersey and Delmarva
coasts Wed. The cold front will move SE over the northern and
central waters Wed night into Thu, and will stall across the S
waters Thu night into Fri. High pressure will build SE into the N
and central areas Fri and Fri night, then into the S waters Sat
and Sat night.


$$

ANZ820-230830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

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

$$

ANZ915-230830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-230830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft becoming 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers.
.TUE...N to NE winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming N 40 to 50 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas subsiding to 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W 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 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
7 ft.

$$

ANZ905-230830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE, then, increasing to
20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ910-230830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft building to 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-230830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-230830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 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, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-230830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt increasing to 35 to 45 kt,
becoming N 40 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of tstms early.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-230830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to 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 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-230830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ930-230830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft building to 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-230830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 14 ft building to 10
to 18 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to 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...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-230830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
448 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft building to 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.