Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
120 FZNT34 KWBC 122101 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 401 PM EST Tue Nov 12 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...A cold front over the S waters will move S of the area tonight as another cold front over the N waters moves quickly SE across the region. High pressure will build E towards the coast Wed and Wed night, then stall Thu into Thu night as strong N to NE flow continues over the outer N waters into Fri. Low pressure will move E over the central and S waters Thu night into Fri while pulling a cold front across the area. The low will pass E of the region Fri night. A high pressure ridge will build SE over the region Fri night into Sat night, then persist into Sun night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 45 to 55 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 14 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.