Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
867 FZNT34 KWBC 080226 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 926 PM EST Sun Dec 7 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. This product will be discontinued January 6.For more details see: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ scn_25-83_Updated_VOBRA_Discontinuation_aaa.pdf .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure across the N and central waters will shift NE and dissipate early tonight. A strong cold front will sweep E across the waters late tonight through Mon night. Low pressure will develop along the front over the S waters Mon, then move E of the area by late Mon night. High pressure will build E across the area behind the cold front Tue, then shift E Tue night. A warm front will clip the N waters Tue night as it lifts NE away from the area. Another strong cold front will approach the coast Wed, move across the waters Wed night, then clear E of the area Thu. High pressure will quickly move across the area late Thu into early Fri, followed by a secondary cold front moving over the region Fri into Fri night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.