Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
205 FZNT34 KWBC 190805 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 305 AM EST Wed Nov 19 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 will move E along a stationary front across the central waters today. It will drive a cold front S into the southern waters tonight, while also maintaining a trough extending W from the low center across the central waters into Thu. The cold front will pass SE of the waters Thu night. High pressure will briefly build over the waters Fri, then shift SE of the region Fri night. Another low and associated warm front will move offshore from the Mid- Atlantic Fri night, then become absorbed into a cold front moving S into the northern waters Sat. The low will pass E of the area Sat night into Sun as the cold front continues moving SE across the waters. Another high will build E over the northern waters Sun, then drift S into the central and southern waters Sun night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE early, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft early, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt early, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. 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. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.