Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic) (2024)

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FZNT22 KWBC 110821OFFNT2Offshore Waters ForecastNWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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.phpANZ899-112045-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will continueover the S waters today through Wed night before weakening Thu. Low pressure will form along the front off the SE coast thismorning, then move slowly NE along the front today and tonight before passing E of the area Wed. Weak high pressure will build Eacross the N waters Wed and Wed night, then shift E of the region Thu. Another low will form over the S waters Wed into Thunight, then move slowly NE Fri into Sat. A cold front will approach from the NW Thu night and Fri, then move SE across the waters Fri night into Sat night as another high builds NW of the region. The NAVTEX transmitter in Chesapeake, Virginia is offlineuntil further notice. Technicians are aware of the problem and are working to have it repaired.$$ANZ820-112045-Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slightchance of tstms and isolated showers. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ915-112045-Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slightchance of tstms and isolated showers. .WED...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ920-112045-Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to250 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms..TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft..THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ANZ905-112045-East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. $$ANZ910-112045-East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE, then,becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ANZ825-112045-Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slightchance of tstms and isolated showers. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .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, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to5 ft. $$ANZ828-112045-Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ925-112045-Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NMoffshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW, then,becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and tstmswith vsby 1 nm or less..TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ANZ830-112045-Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ANZ833-112045-Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolatedshowers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scatteredshowers and tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ANZ930-112045-Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to6 ft. Numerous showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scatteredshowers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scatteredshowers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scatteredshowers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ835-112045-Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt,then, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerousshowers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers andtstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft..FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ANZ935-112045-Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-421 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showersand tstms with vsby 1 nm or less..TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scatteredshowers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scatteredshowers and tstms. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas3 to 4 ft. $$.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.