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Offshore Forecast
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086 FZNT22 KWBC 082046 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 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 ANZ899-090800- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist over the outer waters with the central high anchored E of the area. The ridge will drift slightly N and W into Fri before sliding further SE on Sat. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ ANZ820-090800- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-090800- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers early. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-090800- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-090800- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-090800- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-090800- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers early. Isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-090800- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-090800- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-090800- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-090800- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-090800- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms early. Scattered showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. Isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-090800- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-090800- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 446 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.