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FZNT34 KWBC 202058
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
358 PM EST Thu Nov 20 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...Low pressure will move farther
away from the NE waters tonight as a cold front passes through
the S waters. High pressure builds E over the area behind the low
overnight tonight and Fri. The high shifts E late Fri and Fri
night as a warm front emerges off of the mid-Atlantic coast. The
warm front moves into the N waters Fri night, with low pressure
developing along the front and moving NE Sat. The low will move E
of the NE waters Sat night with its trailing cold front passing S
across the area through Sun night. High pressure builds E behind
the front, continuing through Mon night. The high moves E Tue
with a warm front moving N across the waters Tue and Tue night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of rain, then periods of rain.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Periods of rain, then a chance of rain. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. A tstm possible.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and scattered
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Showers becoming numerous.
.SAT NIGHT...Winds becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous
showers. Scattered tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE early,
then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Holley/Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.