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Offshore Forecast
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594 FZNT34 KWBC 131445 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1045 AM 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will drift S over the central and S waters today into tonight, and stall across the S waters Wed. A weak low will move E along the front Wed, and 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 today 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. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Ernesto. Chesapeake NAVTEX continues to be reported inoperable. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 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 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 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 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. 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, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .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 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 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 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.