Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
568 FZNT22 KWBC 021449 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 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 ANZ899-030230- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front across the southern waters will become stationary today into tonight. The stationary front will weaken but linger into Fri before dissipating. High pressure will move SE into the N waters today, then drift S into the central and southern waters tonight into Wed night. The high will shift E of the waters Thu and Thu night. The high maintains a ridge over the central and southern waters into Sat night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-030230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-030230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-030230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-030230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT and FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-030230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-030230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-030230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-030230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT and FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-030230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-030230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-030230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT and SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-030230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-030230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.