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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
429 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 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...High pressure will build E off
the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight, expand over the region Thu, then
shift E of the waters Thu night. A cold front will stall just S
of the region tonight into Thu, then lift N over the S waters
later Thu into Sat as low pressure forms along the front. The low
will move E of the area Sat night into Sun while slowly pulling
the front SE, before the front stalls across the S waters Sun
night into Mon night. Another cold front will move slowly SE over
the N portion Fri into Sat night while weakening. Another high
will build SE across the N waters Mon and Mon night.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

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

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. 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 SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.