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Offshore Forecast
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411 FZNT22 KWBC 080831 CCA OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 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 ANZ899-082015- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist from the outer portion of the waters eastward today through Fri night, with the ridge strengthening Thu into Fri night while retrograding westward. An upper level trough will track W over the far southern waters today into Tue while weakening. Otherwise, a stationary front near the coast or just inland will persist today into Tue while weakening. A cold front will slowly approach from the W Wed into Thu night, with the front stalling and weakening near the coast or just inland Fri and Fri night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-082015- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-082015- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW 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 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-082015- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-082015- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-082015- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-082015- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 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 becoming 4 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 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-082015- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-082015- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...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. Chance of showers and tstms. .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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-082015- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU and THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-082015- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-082015- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 6 ft. .THU through FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-082015- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-082015- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 420 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.