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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 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.

ANZ899-240545-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Intensifying low pressure
centered about 400 NM E of Cape Hatteras late this morning will
move NE close to the outer offshore waters this afternoon into
tonight with the strong low moving NE away from the region later
tonight and Wed. A cold front will move off the New Jersey and
Delmarva coasts Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move S
and SE across the central waters Wed night into Thu, and then
will stall across the far S waters Thu night and Fri before
dissipating Fri night. High pressure will gradually build S and
SE across the waters Fri through Sat. The center of the high
pressure will move S into the central waters Sat night.


$$

ANZ820-240545-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-240545-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6
to 12 ft building to 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-240545-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 40 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt except E areas
40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas subsiding to 11 to 18 ft and becoming 10 to 15 ft late.
Chance of rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

$$

ANZ905-240545-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft building to 12 to
19 ft. Rain. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-240545-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 20 ft building to 13
to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-240545-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 8
ft becoming 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ828-240545-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft becoming 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-240545-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft...except E portion 13
to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to
17 ft becoming 9 to 14 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of tstms.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ830-240545-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-240545-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-240545-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-240545-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ935-240545-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.