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FZNT34 KWBC 031504
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1004 AM EST Wed Dec 3 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 over the
waters today, persist tonight, and then weaken early Thu. Another
cold front will move SE over the N and central portions late Thu
before stalling across the far S waters Thu night. High pressure
will build E over the N waters Fri into Fri night. The front and
developing low pressure will begin to move back to the N over the
S and central waters late Fri into Fri night, then continue
moving NE into the N waters Sat and then E of the area Sat night.
Another low will develop over the S waters Sun and Sun night.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.