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FZNT34 KWBC 021452
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1052 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 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 stationary front oriented SW to
NE will persist over or just E of the outer waters today through
Thu night. A series of weak low pressure centers will lift NE
along the front today through Thu. Weak High pressure will build
E across the northern waters Wed through Thu before shifting E of
the area Thu night. The stationary front over the far outer
waters will lift N through the outer mid-Atlantic waters Thu
night into Fri as a warm front. A low pressure trough will move
offshore into the southern waters Fri night. A cold front will
move offshore into the northern and central waters late Sat and
Sat night.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.