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FZNT34 KWBC 291436
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1036 AM 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...Low pressure just E of the outer
portion of the central waters will move NE away from the waters
into tonight. An associated trailing cold front located just E
and S of the waters will become stationary to the S of the area
later Fri, persist into Sat, and then lift N into the far S
portion Sat night into Sun. Low pressure will develop E of the S
waters Sun night, move NE while remaining E of the area Mon and
Mon night, then pass NE of the waters Tue and Tue night. A
trailing cold front will move just S of the area by Mon, and then
persist S of the waters Mon night into Tue night. Otherwise,
another cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion Fri
night into Sat while weakening, then pass E of the area Sat
night. A high pressure ridge will build just N of the waters late
Sun into Mon night, and continue into Tue. The ridge will build S
over the N and central waters late Tue and Tue night.

Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of
39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6
ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Rain.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. 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.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE and TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4
to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.