


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
875 FZNT34 KWBC 292029 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 429 PM EDT Fri Aug 29 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. 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...Strengthening low pressure just E of the northern waters will move NE away from the waters tonight as a cold front moves offshore over the northern waters. Weak high pressure will persist over the central and S waters tonight into Sat. The front will move E of the N waters Sat as high pressure expands from the central into the northern waters, as weak low pressure develops along a stationary front over the far southern waters. The low will move E and NE over the far S waters Sat night into Sun as the high retreats N to the N waters. The low will move NE and pass E of the southern and central waters Sun night into Mon as the high retreats N to the New England waters. A ridge associated with the high to the N of the area will develop over the inner waters Mon night into Tue as the low moves off to the E and NE of the area. Weak high pressure will cover most of the N and central waters Tue night into Wed as a front to the S of the waters begins to return N as a warm front. The front and a developing low pressure area will lift N over the southern waters Wed night as the ridge dissipates. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON through TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON and MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.