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FZNT34 KWBC 012014
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
414 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 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 tonight
through Thu night. A series of weak low pressure centers will
lift NE along the front tonight through Wed. 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 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

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.