Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
276 FZNT22 KWBC 150853 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 353 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. 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. ANZ899-152000- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .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. $$ ANZ820-152000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-152000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ920-152000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-152000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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. $$ ANZ910-152000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ825-152000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers early, then chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-152000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt early, then, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 21 ft. Showers and scattered tstms, then rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ925-152000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 15 to 24 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft. Rain. .SAT...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 4 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. $$ ANZ830-152000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 35 to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 16 to 26 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-152000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 40 to 55 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 13 to 27 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft, subsiding to 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-152000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 35 to 50 kt early, then, becoming N to NW 45 to 60 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 17 to 27 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 to 55 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 28 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-152000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 35 to 50 kt early, then, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 16 to 24 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-152000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 353 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt early, then, becoming N to NW 40 to 55 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 15 to 25 ft. Scattered tstms early. Showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 27 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.