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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 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.

ANZ899-030830-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front will lift NE across
the N waters tonight, as low pressure moves N of area. The low
will pull a cold front across the N waters tonight into early
Fri, and into the central waters late Fri into Fri night. The
front will stall over the central waters Fri night through Sat
night before dissipating, as high pressure builds in across the N
waters. The high will move E of the area Sun and Sun night, as a
weak cold front approaches the coast. The front will move
offshore late Mon into Mon night, then become nearly stationary
Tue and Tue night across the central waters.

$$

ANZ820-030830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-030830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-030830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-030830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

ANZ910-030830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW,
then, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-030830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-030830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S, then,
becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-030830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

ANZ830-030830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 ft or
less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-030830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW,
then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-030830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

ANZ835-030830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft
or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-030830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
428 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE,
then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.