Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic) (2024)

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FZNT22 KWBC 130831OFFNT2Offshore Waters ForecastNWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope watersbeyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bankfrom 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.Seas given as significant wave height, which is the averageheight of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may bemore 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 untilJuly 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters whendescribing seas in a variety of National Marine Center textand graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areasonly. To learn more please visit the following URL:https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.phpANZ899-132000-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will remain inplace across the S waters today while low pressure dissipates along the front. Weak high pressure will shift E across the N andcentral waters this morning, then clear E and NE of the waterslater today. Another low will move slowly NE into the S waterstonight, with the low likely strengthening some while movingslowly NE near the outer waters Fri into early Sat. The low willmove NE of the waters later Sat. A cold front will approach the NW waters late Fri, with the front then moving SE across the waters Fri night into Sat night. Behind the front, high pressure will again build SE across the N and central waters Sun into Mon.The high will move E away from the area late Mon and Mon night while maintaining a ridge westward across the N waters. $$ANZ820-132000-Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to4 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm orless. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft..MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ915-132000-Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then,becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms..FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1nm or less. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ANZ920-132000-Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to250 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024...GALE WARNING....TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.Seas building to 7 to 13 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to5 ft. .MON...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ANZ905-132000-East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slightchance of showers. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft..SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seassubsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ANZ910-132000-East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024...GALE WARNING....TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slightchance of showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...S winds 25 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to12 ft..SUN...N winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to7 ft..SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ANZ825-132000-Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slightchance of tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seasbecoming 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less..SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ANZ828-132000-Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas2 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seasbuiling to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to9 ft, becoming 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft..SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ANZ925-132000-Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NMoffshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024...GALE WARNING....TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showersand tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt, then becoming S 25 to35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms..FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Showersand scattered tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsidingto 7 to 12 ft..SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seassubsiding to 4 to 6 ft..SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON and MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ830-132000-Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt.Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms..SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seassubsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ833-132000-Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showersand tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5ft..SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ930-132000-Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024...GALE WARNING....TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms..FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seasbuilding to 7 to 12 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...W winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 5 to15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas4 to 6 ft. $$ANZ835-132000-Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seassubsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas4 to 7 ft. $$ANZ935-132000-Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-431 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, becoming 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showersand tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seassubsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.