Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
794 FZNT22 KWBC 081457 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 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. ANZ899-090215- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A series of low pressure troughs or secondary cold fronts will move S and SE across the waters today into Fri. High pressure will build E off the SE coast late Fri, then shift SE of the waters Fri night. Low pressure will move off the SE coast late Fri night, track NE across the waters Sat, and then intensify further E across the N Atlantic Sat night into Sun. High pressure will gradually build to the coast later Sun and Sun night. $$ ANZ820-090215- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Light freezing spray. .THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Light freezing spray early. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-090215- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and snow showers. .THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of showers and snow showers. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-090215- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ905-090215- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and snow showers. .THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Chance of showers and snow showers. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ ANZ910-090215- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 25 ft. Scattered showers and snow showers. .THU...W to NW winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 40 to 50 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ825-090215- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-090215- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-090215- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ830-090215- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ833-090215- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ930-090215- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-090215- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ935-090215- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 957 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.