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FZNT34 KWBC 162023
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
323 PM 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 low pressure trough over the
central waters will pass E of the area tonight. A strong cold
front will move SE over the area tonight into Mon. High pressure
will build over the S waters Mon through Tue night while a series
of low pressure troughs pass SE over the N waters. The high will
gradually expand N over the entire region Wed, then shift E of
the area Wed night. Low pressure will move slowly E over the N
portion Wed into Thu while pulling a cold front across the
waters, then pass E and NE of the area Thu night into Fri night
while weakening. Another cold front will move SE over the waters
Fri night.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
becoming 3 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW 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...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt
early, then, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. 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 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. 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, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.