Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
494 FZNT22 KWBC 190810 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 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 ANZ899-191945- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending NE from Cape Charles will remain in place today 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, then lift N of the waters Tue into Tue night. Otherwise, high pressure will persist E of the area tonight into Tue night, while maintaining a ridge over the waters S of Cape Hatteras. Chesapeake NAVTEX remains inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-191945- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt, then, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-191945- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-191945- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-191945- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 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. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-191945- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-191945- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-191945- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-191945- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-191945- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-191945- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-191945- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-191945- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 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. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-191945- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 410 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.