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Offshore Forecast
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153 FZNT22 KWBC 181424 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 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 ANZ899-190230- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front just off the Mid- Atlantic coast this morning, will move slowly into the N and central portions tonight. The front will become stationary across the northern and central waters extending NE from Cape Charles through Sun while slowly weakening. A weak low pressure may form along the front Sun morning, moving quickly E along the front away from the waters Sun night. The front will lift back to the N as a warm front Mon and Mon night. Otherwise, high pressure will persist E of the area tonight into Mon night, maintaining a ridge over the waters S of Cape Hatteras through the period. Chesapeake NAVTEX remains inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-190230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-190230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-190230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-190230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-190230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-190230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-190230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-190230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-190230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-190230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-190230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-190230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-190230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1024 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.