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Offshore Forecast
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569 FZNT22 KWBC 140246 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 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. ANZ899-150300- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will drift S over the S waters tonight and Wed as a weak low moves E along the front. The low will quickly move E of the area while pulling the cold front S of the area Wed night into Fri. High pressure will build E over the N portion tonight into Fri, then shift E of the region Fri night into Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the waters. Tropical Storm Ernesto will track N to the SE of the area Fri night while strengthening to a hurricane, then turn NE Sat and Sat night. Ernesto will stay E of the waters Sun and Sun night while slowly accelerating to the NE. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Ernesto. Chesapeake NAVTEX continues to be reported inoperable. $$ ANZ820-150300- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-150300- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-150300- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-150300- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ910-150300- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ825-150300- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-150300- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-150300- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-150300- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-150300- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-150300- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-150300- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-150300- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1046 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.