Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
164 FZNT34 KWBC 160828 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 328 AM EST Sun Nov 16 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 over the N waters will move NE this morning. A cold front will sweep quickly E over the N waters by this afternoon and through the S waters tonight into Mon. High pressure will build over the S waters, while a series of surface troughs pass from NW to SE over the N waters Mon through Tue night. High pressure will gradually build E over most of the waters Wed and Wed night. A surface front may develop off the Carolina coast late Tue night with weak low pressure possibly moving E along the front and off of the coast Wed night. The low will move E of the area Thu and the cold front will push S into the southern waters and stall into Thu night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Isolated showers. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.