Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
306 FZNT34 KWBC 110818 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC ISSUED BY NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 318 AM EST Thu Dec 11 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/ scn25-83_Updated_VOBRA_Discontinuation_aaa.pdf .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong cold front will pass E of the area today. A series of secondary low pressure troughs or cold fronts will quickly pass across the northern areas today into Fri. A weak stationary front will form Fri extending E from near Cape Fear. A series of weak areas of low pressure will move E along the front Fri through Sat while high pressure builds E across the northern and central waters. Weak low pressure E of the Outer Banks Sat will lift NE through the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Sat night, then become absorbed by another strong cold front moving SE across the waters Sun. This next cold front will clear E of the area Sun night. High pressure will build E across the southern and central waters Mon and Mon night. 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, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.