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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 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

ANZ899-050230-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front across the
far southern waters will linger tonight into Thu before drifting
S of the waters late Thu night. Meanwhile high pressure ridging
will remain in place over the northern and central waters. The
ridge will settle across the waters E of Cape Hatteras Fri night
through Sun night, while a cold front slowly approaches the
northern waters from the W by late Sun. The front will become
stationary W of the northern waters on Mon before diminishing
Mon night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians
are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience.

$$

ANZ820-050230-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms. Scattered showers.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-050230-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ920-050230-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. Isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ905-050230-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ910-050230-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ825-050230-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms. Scattered showers.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 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 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-050230-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-050230-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-050230-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-050230-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-050230-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ835-050230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-050230-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1021 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.