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369 FZNT22 KWBC 292029 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 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. ANZ899-300830- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will drift S over the S waters tonight into Tue, then shift E of the area Tue night through Wed night while maintaining a ridge across the S portion. A warm front will slowly move E and NE across the N portions into Tue night. Weak low pressure will move off the New Jersey coast Tue night, track E just N of the waters Wed, then pass E of the waters Wed night while pulling a weakening cold front through the area Wed night through Thu night. Weak high pressure will build over the waters Wed night into Thu night, and persist over the region Fri through Sat night. $$ ANZ820-300830- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-300830- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-300830- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-300830- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ910-300830- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of tstms. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-300830- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-300830- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-300830- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-300830- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-300830- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-300830- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-300830- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and slight chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-300830- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 429 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.