Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
258 FZNT22 KWBC 050256 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 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. 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. ANZ899-060230- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak high pressure ridge will persist across the waters tonight through Sun night, with a weakening cold front moving through the N and central waters Sat and Sat night. Long period swell from Hurricane Kirk, well SE of the waters, will move into the area Sat night and persist into early next week. Low pressure will move offshore near Long Island Sun night, then track off to the NE Mon. The low will pull a cold front across the N portions Mon, with the front then stalling over the central waters Mon night into Tue, before moving S and SE again Tue night. A series of low pressures may pass S of the waters Mon night through Wed night. $$ ANZ820-060230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-060230- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-060230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-060230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-060230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-060230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ828-060230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ925-060230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-060230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-060230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ930-060230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-060230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ ANZ935-060230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1056 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.