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FZNT34 KWBC 261512
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1112 AM EDT Sat Apr 26 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 across the S waters today. A cold front will
move S and E into the NW waters late this evening, continue
moving E across the northern and central waters later tonight,
and will reach the southern waters Sun morning. The front will
clear E of the N and central waters Sun, and the S waters Sun
night, except over far SW portions near the Georgia coast where
the front may linger into Mon. High pressure will build E across
the waters Sun night through 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 SE
across the northern waters Wed, then become stationary over the
central waters Wed night.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers, fog and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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 11 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. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

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

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

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

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.