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Offshore Forecast
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862 FZNT22 KWBC 150847 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 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. ANZ899-152000- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will build E over the N portion today into Fri, then shift E of the region Fri night into Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the waters. The ridge will then drift E across the region Sun into Mon night. Hurricane Ernesto will track N to NE to the SE of the area Thu night into Fri, then turn N to NE Fri night into Sun while passing E of the waters before accelerating off to the NE Sun night and Mon. Long period S to SE swell from Ernesto will move N and NW into the waters Thu into Fri, and then continue Fri night into Mon night. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Ernesto. A weak cold front will approach from the NW Mon, then move offshore Mon night. The NAVTEX stations in Charleston and Chesapeake have been reported to be inoperable. $$ ANZ820-152000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ915-152000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ920-152000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-152000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ910-152000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ825-152000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-152000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-152000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-152000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-152000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-152000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-152000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-152000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 447 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.