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FZNT34 KWBC 110819
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
419 AM EDT Mon Aug 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure centered E and NE of
the waters will remain nearly stationary well E of the area today
through Tue, then finally lift N Tue night into Wed before
dissipating near Nova Scotia late Wed. High pressure over the
northern waters today will drift S into the central waters
tonight and Tue, then move SE of the waters Tue night. Meanwhile,
a weak stationary front will meander across the southern waters
today and tonight before dissipating Tue. A cold front will move
SE into the northern waters Thu night, then become nearly
stationary across the northern and central waters Fri and Fri
night while gradually dissipating. The NAVTEX station at
Chesapeake, VA, is inoperative. Technicians are aware. We
apologize for any inconvenience.

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 less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.