Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
961 FZNT22 KWBC 071424 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 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. 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 ANZ899-080230- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist from the outer portion of the waters east and southeastward today through Thu night, with the ridge strengthening Thu and Thu night. A cold front will approach the area from the W early today, stall along the coast later today and tonight, and then weaken Mon. A low pressure trough will prevail just inland from the coast Mon night through Wed night. Another cold front will approach from the W Thu and Thu night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-080230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-080230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ920-080230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-080230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-080230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-080230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-080230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-080230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-080230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-080230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-080230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-080230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-080230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.