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FZNT34 KWBC 290903
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
503 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 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 warm front will lift N over the
central waters today as low pressure forms and tracks NE along
the front. The low will move E of the area later today into
tonight while slowly pulling the front SE of the area as a cold
front. The front will continue just S of the area Sat into Mon
night, then lift N over the SE waters Tue and Tue night. Another
cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion Fri night into
Sat while weakening, then pass E of the area Sat night. A high
pressure ridge will build just N of the waters Mon and Mon night,
and continue Tue and Tue night.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW, then, increasing
to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW, then,
becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N, then, becoming N
to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.