


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
866 FZNT34 KWBC 160831 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 431 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 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 high pressure ridge will prevail over the far S waters today. A stationary front will linger off of the mid-Atlantic coast today with a series of weak lows moving E along the front. A slightly stronger low will move E and NE along the front off of the Virginia Capes by this afternoon, continue to move slowly E and NE over the central and N waters tonight into Tue night, and then weaken to the E and NE of the area by Wed. A low pressure trough will strengthen along the coast Wed and Wed night, with a warm front developing and lifting NE from the N waters Wed night. A cold front will approach from the W and NW Thu, and then move offshore Thu night into Fri. The front will weaken and then likely stall over the central or S waters Fri night as high pressure builds over the mid-Atlantic states. Please see https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ pns25-33_vobra_discontinuation_2025.pdf (all lower case) for a proposal to discontinue this product. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.