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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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.

ANZ899-190245-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist over the far S waters tonight, then drift SE of the area
Thu into Sun. A stationary front across the central waters will
drift N as a warm front tonight. Low pressure will develop along
the front off the Mid-Atlantic coast Thu, drift slowly E to SE
across the N and central waters Thu night into Fri while pulling
a weak cold front across the area, then move slowly NE over the
far NE waters Fri night and Sat. A cold front will move E and SE
over the waters Sat and Sat night, and stall over the S and
central waters Sun. A series of low pressure centers will move NE
along the front Sun night into Mon night. High pressure will
build E across the N waters Sun and Sun night, and then shift
well E of the region Mon and Mon night.

$$

ANZ820-190245-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. Showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Areas of fog, showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance
of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-190245-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and chance
of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-190245-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ905-190245-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-190245-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ825-190245-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-190245-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ925-190245-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-190245-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ833-190245-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ930-190245-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-190245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ935-190245-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1058 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.