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FZNT34 KWBC 032101
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
401 PM EST Wed Dec 3 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...High pressure will persist over
the waters tonight and then weaken early Thu. A cold front will
move SE over the N and central portions late Thu before stalling
across the far S waters Thu night. High pressure will build E
over the N waters Fri into Fri night. The front and developing
low pressure will begin to move back to the N over the S and
central waters late Fri into Fri night, then continue moving NE
into the N waters Sat and then E of the area Sat night. Another
low will develop over the S waters Sun night white a cold front
moves SE across the northern waters. The low will track E across
the southern waters Mon and Mon night while high pressure builds
over the northern waters.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt early,
then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW early,
then, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.