Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
042 FZNT34 KWBC 161426 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 926 AM EST Sun Nov 16 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 warm front over the far NE waters will pass NE of the area this morning. A strong cold front will move SE over the waters today into Mon. High pressure will build over the S waters Mon through Tue night while a series of low pressure troughs pass SE over the N waters. The high will gradually expand N over the entire region Wed and Wed night, then shift E of the area Thu. Low pressure will move slowly E over the N portion Wed into Thu night while pulling a cold front across the waters. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.