Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
027 FZNT22 KWBC 170249 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 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. ANZ899-180230- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist over the N portion and also the W portions of the central and southern waters tonight, then slowly shift NE of the region while weakening Sat into Sat night. Hurricane Ernesto will track N to NE and remain to the SE of the area tonight, then continue to move NE into Sun night while passing E of the waters before accelerating off to the NE Sun night and Mon. Long period SE to E swell from Ernesto will move N and NW into the waters through the weekend into Mon and Mon night. For more information on Ernesto please see the latest National Hurricane Center advisory. Otherwise, a cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW by Mon, gradually move offshore later Mon into Mon night, and then slowly cross the region Tue into Tue night. The front will stall over the southern portion Wed and Wed night. The NAVTEX station in Chesapeake has been reported to be inoperable. $$ ANZ820-180230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-180230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-180230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON and MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-180230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas subsiding to 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-180230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-180230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-180230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT and MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-180230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-180230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-180230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED and WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-180230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-180230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-180230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.