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FZNT34 KWBC 260245
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1045 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 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 E of the area will
maintain a ridge axis across the S waters tonight into Sat. A
cold front will approach the waters from the W tonight into Sat.
The front will move SE into the waters Sat night, then clear E of
the N and central waters Sun, and the S waters Sun night. High
pressure will build over the area from the W Sun through Mon,
persist Mon night, then move just E of the region Tue and Tue
night while maintaining a ridge over the central and S waters
into Wed night. A cold front will move E across the N portions
Tue night through Wed night.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.