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FZNT34 KWBC 312054
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
454 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 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 stationary front oriented SW to
NW will persist over or just E of the outer waters tonight
through Thu night. A series of weak low pressure centers will
lift NE along the front tonight through Wed. A weak secondary
front extending NE from Cape Hatteras across the central waters
tonight will strengthen slightly on Mon before becoming absorbed
by a low lifting NE into the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Mon night
along the more southern front. High pressure will build E across
the northern waters Tue night through Wed night before shifting E
of the area on Thu. The stationary front over the far outer
waters will lift N through the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Thu
night into Fri. A cold front will approach the coast late Fri
night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.MON...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.