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FZNT34 KWBC 271456
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
956 AM EST Thu Nov 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...A strong cold front extending NE
to SW over the waters will continue to slowly move E today. Weak
low pressure will form along the front over the S waters today
and move NE along the front, with the low moving E of the area
tonight. A secondary cold front will move through the N and
central waters today and tonight before diminishing. As high
pressure builds over the S waters Fri and continues Fri night, a
series of surface troughs will move SE over the N waters. High
pressure will lie across the area Sat, gradually shifting E Sat
night and Sun. A warm front will emerge off of the mid-Atlantic
coast Sun and move N Sun night. A cold front will move SE across
the N and central waters late Sun night through Mon, then stall
over the S waters Mon night as high pressure briefly builds in
over the N waters.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Isolated showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.