


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
952 FZNT34 KWBC 170823 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 423 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 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 high pressure ridge will persist across the S waters today through Thu night. A stationary front will linger along the N and central mid-Atlantic coast today and tonight. Low pressure along the front will move E today, passing E of the area tonight into Wed. A low pressure trough will strengthen inland and over the N and central mid-Atlantic coast Wed and Wed night, with a warm front developing and lifting NE and passing N of the waters Wed night. A cold front will approach from the W and NW Thu, then move offshore Thu night into Fri. The cold front will stall as it moves SE over the central waters Fri, then dissipate by Fri night as high pressure builds over the mid-Atlantic and S parts Sat and Sat night. Please see https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ pns25-33_vobra_discontinuation_2025.pdf (all lower case) for a proposal to discontinue this product. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.