Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
901 FZNT22 KWBC 041433 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1033 AM 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 ANZ899-050245- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure ridging will remain in place over the northern and central waters today and 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. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-050245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered showers. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-050245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...S 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-050245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. Isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-050245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. 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. $$ ANZ910-050245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-050245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered showers. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .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 winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 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...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-050245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-050245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .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 to SW winds 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 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-050245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-050245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 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 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 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 SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-050245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-050245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .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 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-050245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.