Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
763 FZNT34 KWBC 310824 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 324 AM EST Fri Jan 31 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 S waters will slowly lift N today. A strong cold front will move SE across the area tonight, then pass SE of the region Sat. Another high will build SE over the N waters Sat night and Sun, then shift E of the region Sun night as a warm front lifts NE over the N portion. A low pressure trough will form along the SE coast Sat night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. Yet another cold front will move SE across the waters Mon through Tue, then pass SE of the area Tue night as high pressure builds SE across the region. 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.