| https://ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDOFFNT2.shtml Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 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. ANZ899-130230- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Hurricane Florence will approach the far southern waters today, then move NW across the southern zones as a major hurricane tonight through Thu night. Florence will slowly pass near Cape Fear as a hurricane Fri and Fri night, then slowly move inland while weakening Sat through Sun night. Hurricane Florence is forecast to be centered near 31.1N 73.1W at 8 PM EDT this evening, then to 32.6N 75.1W at 8 AM EDT Thu, and 33.5N 76.5W at 8 PM EDT Thu. Hurricane Florence will track W near the coast while weakening to near 33.8N 77.4W at 8 AM EDT Fri and 33.6N 78.4W at 8 AM EDT Sat. Florence will weaken to a tropical storm inland near 33.6N 80.4W by 8 AM EDT Sun. All marine interests should closely monitor the latest advisories from the National Hurricane Center. Elsewhere, a high pressure ridge will persist N of the region tonight through Sun night. $$ ANZ820-130230- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 fm- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ915-130230- Between 1000 fm and 38.5N west of 69W- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-130230- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 fm and south of 38.5N to 250 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ905-130230- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 fm and 39N- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-130230- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ825-130230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ828-130230- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-130230- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 nm and 250 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. TSTMs and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Showers and TSTMs. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-130230- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Isolated TSTMs. .THU...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-130230- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft, building to 18 to 33 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .THU...E to NE winds 95 to 115 kt. Seas 35 to 50 ft. Numerous showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less, then rain with VSBY 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 95 to 115 kt. Seas 33 to 48 ft. Rain with VSBY 1 nm or less, then numerous showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .FRI...SE winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas 20 to 35 ft, subsiding to 16 to 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. .SAT...Tropical storm conditions possible. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ930-130230- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 nm and 250 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft, building to 23 to 38 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 to 60 kt, increasing to 55 to 70 kt. Seas 33 to 48 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .THU...E winds 80 to 95 kt, becoming SE 80 to 100 kt. Seas 32 to 47 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 50 to 60 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 34 ft, subsiding to 15 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft, subsiding to 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-130230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 fm- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft, building to 18 to 33 ft. Isolated TSTMs. .THU...N to NE winds 95 to 115 kt. Seas 35 to 50 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 90 to 110 kt. Seas 33 to 48 ft. Rain with VSBY 1 nm or less. Isolated TSTMs. .FRI...S to SE winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 25 to 35 ft, subsiding to 19 to 27 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 75 to 90 kt, becoming W to SW 70 to 85 kt. Seas 19 to 28 ft. .SAT...Hurricane conditions possible. .SAT NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ935-130230- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore- 1109 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 45 to 55 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft, building to 28 to 43 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 95 to 120 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 35 to 50 ft. Rain with VSBY 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SE winds 95 to 120 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 35 to 50 ft. Rain with VSBY 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 55 to 75 kt, diminishing to 40 to 55 kt. Seas 21 to 36 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs with VSBY 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center. |