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904 FZNT22 KWBC 120845 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 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. ANZ899-122000- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak high pressure will persist over the waters early today before a weak low and associated cold front push offshore from the Mid-Atlantic coast late today and tonight. The front will clear E of the area tonight as high pressure builds in across the area by Mon. The high will drift E across the waters Mon night and will shift E of the area Tue ahead of the next approaching cold front. Broad low pressure and a cold front will approach the Mid-Atlantic coast Tue night into Wed, and then will slowly move E across the waters Wed night through Thu night. $$ ANZ820-122000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ915-122000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ920-122000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-122000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-122000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ825-122000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ828-122000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-122000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-122000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-122000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-122000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-122000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ935-122000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW, then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.