Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 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.

ANZ899-190830-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front over the SE portion
will move E of the area tonight. High pressure will build E over
the waters behind the front, then move E and S of the area Tue
night. A cold front will move into the far NW portion Wed, then
continue SE over the area Wed night and Thu. The front will
become stationary across the southern waters Thu as high 
pressure builds N of the front. A ridge will continue N of 
Hatteras Thu night and Fri before shifting E of the area Fri 
night. Low pressure will form along the SE coast Fri night, then 
slowly track NE across the waters Sat and Sat night.

$$

ANZ820-190830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ915-190830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ920-190830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ905-190830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ910-190830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ825-190830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ828-190830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ925-190830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Numerous showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to
35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ830-190830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ833-190830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt, then, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building
to 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ930-190830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. 
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Numerous showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ835-190830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ935-190830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
434 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then
becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Numerous showers 
and scattered tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.