Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
009 FZNT34 KWBC 242053 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 353 PM EST Sun Nov 24 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. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Strong low pressure over the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence this evening will track E overnight into Mon. A forming cold front will move across the N portion overnight, and then likely stall across the central waters Mon. A high pressure ridge S of the waters will gradually build N into the southern waters tonight through Mon night. The ridge will shift E Tue and Tue night, as another cold front crosses the area and stalls across the S waters. Another high pressure ridge will build into the region Wed and Wed night as the stalled front lifts N as a warm front. Developing low pressure will approach the coast from the W Thu. The low will track NE near the New England coast Thu night into Fri while pulling a strong cold front across the waters. The front will clear E of the waters later Fri and Fri night as high pressure builds over the SE and Mid-Atlantic states. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 21 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas becoming 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 8 to 15 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then becoming W. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt, then becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.