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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 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

ANZ899-031945-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front across the
southern waters will linger into Thu before dissipating. High
pressure over the N waters will drift S over the central and
southern waters today and tonight. The high will shift E of the
waters Thu and Thu night. The high will then maintain a ridge
over the central and southern waters Fri into Sun night.
Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

$$

ANZ820-031945-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ915-031945-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-031945-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-031945-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-031945-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ825-031945-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ828-031945-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ925-031945-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ830-031945-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ833-031945-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming
5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-031945-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-031945-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-031945-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
429 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.