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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
450 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 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...A cold front will move offshore
over the northern waters today when pass E of the northern and
central waters early tonight. Weak high pressure will persist
over the central and S waters today, then expand from the central
into the northern waters tonight, 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 tonight into Sun night
the high retreats N to the northern waters. The low will move NE
and pass E of the southern and central waters later 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 night 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

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

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

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW, then,
becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 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 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E, then, increasing
to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
tstms and scattered showers.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 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 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.