


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
412 FZNT34 KWBC 302045 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 445 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 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 surface trough develops over the N waters tonight behind a front that will stall over the S waters. Low pressure will move E along the front overnight. The trough diminishes over the N waters Sun as high pressure builds in, while to the S, the low will continue to slowly move E along the front, farther offshore. The low then slowly moves NE Sun night and Mon, reaching the NE waters by early Tue. This low moves well NE of the NE waters Tue night. The low will be followed by a series of weak lows that develop along the meandering front and also move NE through Wed. With high pressure returning over the N waters by Wed, the front to the S should start to move N as a warm front Wed night. The high over the N waters shifts E on Thu. The front then moves slowly N over the area Thu and Thu night attached to low pressure moving N along and near the east coast. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Winds and seas highest far E portion. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Winds highest E portion. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Winds becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.