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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

ANZ899-060230-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure ridging will
remain in place over the northern and central waters tonight.
The ridge will settle across the waters E of Cape Hatteras Fri
night through Sun night, while a cold front slowly approaches
the northern waters from the W by late Sun. The front will
become stationary W of the northern waters on Mon before
diminishing Mon night. A weak trough will lift N into the far
southern waters on Mon before also diminishing Mon night. High
pressure over the Central Atlantic will extend a ridge across
the waters Tue and Tue night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported
inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the
inconvenience.

$$

ANZ820-060230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-060230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-060230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Isolated tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ905-060230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ910-060230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ825-060230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-060230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-060230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ830-060230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Isolated tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-060230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-060230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-060230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-060230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1031 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.