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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
434 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

ANZ899-022000-
434 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.

$$

ANZ820-022000-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 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.

$$

ANZ915-022000-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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.

$$

ANZ920-022000-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.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.

$$

ANZ905-022000-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and isolated tstms.
.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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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.

$$

ANZ910-022000-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms
early. Numerous 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.

$$

ANZ825-022000-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
434 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.

$$

ANZ828-022000-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
.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.

$$

ANZ925-022000-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms. Numerous 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...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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.

$$

ANZ830-022000-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of showers.
.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.

$$

ANZ833-022000-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Isolated tstms early. Numerous 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.

$$

ANZ930-022000-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
434 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...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-022000-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 isolated 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.

$$

ANZ935-022000-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
434 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 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 isolated 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...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.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 Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.