Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
049 FZNT22 KWBC 160824 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 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 ANZ899-162000- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist E of the area today into Sat night while maintaining a ridge over the far S portion into Wed night, before the ridge shifts just S of the area Thu into Sat night. A cold front will approach from the NW Wed into early Thu, move slowly SE over the N and central waters later Thu into Fri, and then stall over these waters Fri night. The front will remain over the central or N waters Sat and Sat night as weak low pressure areas move E along the front. Chesapeake NAVTEX remains inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-162000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms early, then scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-162000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, becoming 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-162000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, becoming 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-162000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas building to 6 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU and THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft, becoming 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-162000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-162000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-162000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-162000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT and SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-162000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of tstms and isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-162000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU and THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-162000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU and THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-162000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-162000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 424 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.