Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
697 FZNT22 KWBC 121446 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 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 ANZ899-130230- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak area of low pressure about 30 nm S of Charleston will move slowly NW and onshore today and tonight. Otherwise, high pressure over the central Atlantic will continue to extend a ridge across the waters through Sat night while a stationary front remains along the coast. The front will move SE into the northern waters as a weak cold front Sat night and Sun as the central Atlantic high shifts SE. The front will dissipate by Tue. Chesapeake NAVTEX remains inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-130230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-130230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ920-130230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ905-130230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-130230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ825-130230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 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, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-130230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-130230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-130230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-130230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-130230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ835-130230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-130230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1046 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.