Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
737 FZNT22 KWBC 310822 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 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. ANZ899-312015- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front over the S waters will slowly lift N today. A strong cold front will move SE across the area tonight, then pass SE of the region Sat. Another high will build SE over the N waters Sat night and Sun, then shift E of the region Sun night as a warm front lifts NE over the N portion. A low pressure trough will form along the SE coast Sat night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. Yet another cold front will move SE across the waters Mon through Tue, then pass SE of the area Tue night as high pressure builds SE across the region. $$ ANZ820-312015- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-312015- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-312015- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 30 to 40 kt early, then, becoming SW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming 35 to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain early. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-312015- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain early, then chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ910-312015- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .SAT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Rain early, then chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-312015- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-312015- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-312015- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-312015- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt early, then, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-312015- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain early, then scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-312015- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-312015- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less early. Scattered tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-312015- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.