Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
656 FZNT34 KWBC 071512 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1112 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong low pressure center just NE of the far NE waters this morning will track NE and move away from the area today and tonight. A trailing cold front extends SW and then W to a developing low off the South Carolina coast. The low will strengthen while tracking NE over the southern and central waters today, and the eastern portions of the central and northern waters tonight. The low will move NE away from the area Sun and Sun night. A second cold front will move E to the Mid- Atlantic coast this afternoon, then cross the northern waters this evening, tonight into Sun while merging with the other front. A cold front trailing behind that low will become stationary across the far southern waters Sun night through Tue night before dissipating Wed or Wed night. High pressure will gradually build E across the central waters Sun night into Tue, and weaken by Tue night as a weakening cold front moves E across the northern waters. High pressure will rebuild over the central and N waters Wed, and then begin to slowly weaken Wed night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Numerous showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Numerous showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.