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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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.

ANZ899-251945-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move S and SE
across the central waters and S waters today into early Fri
while a series of weak lows move NE along the front. The front
will pass just S of the area Fri. Strengthening high pressure
will gradually build S and SE across the waters Thu night 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. The high will remain over the S portion Mon and Mon night
while a weak cold front moves S over the NE portion Mon night.

$$

ANZ820-251945-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 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 winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-251945-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to 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, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
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...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-251945-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E, then, becoming NE.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.

$$

ANZ905-251945-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...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 winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-251945-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-251945-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 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 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-251945-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

$$

ANZ925-251945-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-251945-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N, then, increasing
to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-251945-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

$$

ANZ930-251945-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-251945-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 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 to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-251945-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.