Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
713 FZNT34 KWBC 150855 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 355 AM EST Fri Nov 15 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure near Cape Lookout North Carolina will intensify as it tracks E across the southern waters today. The winds associated with the low will increase today with wind gusts to hurricane force expected to develop across the southern outer waters. The low will also pull a cold front across the southern zones today, before the low passes E of the waters tonight and Sat while gradually weakening. High pressure will build SE over the region tonight into Sun night. A cold front will move across the northern waters Mon and Mon night, and then will stall across the central waters Tue. The front will begin to lift N as a warm front Tue night while weak high pressure builds E over the waters. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 35 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft, building to 15 to 24 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Rain. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 45 to 60 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 13 to 27 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 to 55 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 28 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 40 to 55 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 17 to 25 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.