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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1030 PM EDT Sat May 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.

ANZ899-130230-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Strong low pressure centered
about 380 nm E of Cape Cod will track NE and move well NE of the
area tonight into Sun. Weak high pressure will build over the
waters tonight into Sun behind the low before another low and
cold front push offshore from the Mid-Atlantic coast Sun and Sun
night. The front will clear E of the area Sun night as high
pressure builds in across the area Sun night into 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.

$$

ANZ820-130230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ915-130230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 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 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ920-130230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ905-130230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE 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
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-130230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ825-130230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ828-130230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE 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. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-130230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N 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, becoming S. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-130230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-130230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 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.

$$

ANZ930-130230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SE 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 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-130230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW
10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 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 variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-130230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1030 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.