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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 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.

ANZ899-120800-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front will lift NE of the
far NE waters tonight. A strong cold front approaching from the W
will move E across the waters tonight into Fri night. A
secondary cold front will move offshore Fri night into Sat. High
pressure will build E over the S waters Sat and Sat night, then
shift E of the region Sun into Mon night while maintaining a
ridge over the S portion. Another cold front will move over the N
and central waters Mon and Mon night. Another high pressure will
build over much of the area on Tue into Tue night.

$$

ANZ820-120800-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain early, then showers and slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Areas of
fog. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-120800-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain with vsby
1 nm or less early. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to
23 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-120800-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. Chance of rain early.
Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to
24 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
tstms.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-120800-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers early. Chance of rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Rain. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-120800-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI...S winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Chance of rain.
Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ825-120800-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain early, then showers and slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less. Isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-120800-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Showers.
Slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. Isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-120800-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
13 to 21 ft. Chance of rain early. Scattered showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-120800-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Showers.
Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-120800-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt, then,
becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Showers. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-120800-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-120800-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-120800-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
443 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W to SW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 19 ft. Scattered tstms.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.