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Offshore Forecast
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222 FZNT22 KWBC 182034 CCA OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast...Corrected NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 422 PM 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 ANZ899-190830- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front off the Mid- Atlantic coast will move slowly into the rest of the N and central portions tonight. The front will become stationary across the northern and central waters extending NE from Cape Charles Fri 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. $$ ANZ820-190830- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW, then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-190830- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 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 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 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 to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-190830- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-190830- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .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 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. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-190830- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-190830- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-190830- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-190830- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .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. Scattered showers and tstms. .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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-190830- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-190830- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .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. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 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, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-190830- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.NFDOFFNT1 Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-190830- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 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. Scattered showers and tstms. .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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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. $$ ANZ935-190830- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 422 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.