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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 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-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Weak low pressure will move E
off coast near Cape Charles and track E over the waters along a
stationary front today. An associated cold front will also move
offshore and across the central and southern waters late today
and tonight before stalling and dissipating early Mon. High
pressure will build in over the area Mon, drift E across the
waters Mon night and then will shift E of the area Tue. 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-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ915-130230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 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 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E 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-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ905-130230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-130230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N 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
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

ANZ825-130230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-130230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 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-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-130230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S 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, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-130230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 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-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 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 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ835-130230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 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 N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-130230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1101 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.