


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
483 FZNT34 KWBC 090316 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1116 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 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 slowly weaken just N and NE of the region tonight and Sat. Low pressure over the central waters will track E along a stationary front tonight, pass E of the area Sat and Sat night while strengthening, then drift E and NE Sun into Mon before turning more NE to N Mon night into Tue night. The stationary front will slowly weaken tonight into Sun. A low pressure trough will develop along the SE coast Sat night, then slowly weaken into Tue. Another high will build SE over the area Sun night into Mon night, then drift SE to the E of the waters Tue through Wed night. The NAVTEX station at Chesapeake, VA, is inoperative. Technicians are aware. We apologize for any inconvenience. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.