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Offshore Forecast
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110 FZNT22 KWBC 181500 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 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. ANZ899-190215- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weakening high pressure ridge stretching from SW to NE across the waters will dissipate tonight. Tropical Storm Ernesto will remain well E of the area as it continues tracking NNE and once again becomes a hurricane by later today and tonight. Long period SE to E swell from Ernesto will persist across the region today through Mon night. See the latest National Hurricane Center advisory on Ernesto for more information. A cold front will gradually move offshore late Mon and Mon night, then slowly move ESE across the waters Tue into Tue night. The front will move E of the northern and central waters by Wed while stalling across the far southern waters and remaining nearly stationary Wed night through Thu night. A weak low pressure trough will pass E across the northern waters late Wed or Wed night, followed by high pressure building E across the northern and central waters Thu and Thu night. The NAVTEX station in Chesapeake remains inoperable, and should be assumed to be inoperable until a return to service has been reported. $$ ANZ820-190215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-190215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-190215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-190215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-190215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-190215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-190215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-190215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-190215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-190215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-190215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-190215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ935-190215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.