Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
028 FZNT34 KWBC 172049 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 349 PM EST Mon Nov 17 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...With high pressure building E over the central and S waters, a series of surface troughs will continue to move NW to SE over the N waters tonight through Tue night around broad low pressure over Atlantic Canada. A warm front emerges off of the Carolina coast Tue night. Low pressure will move ENE along the front, moving slowly offshore Wed and then gradually moving ENE farther offshore through Thu night before finally moving well out into the N Atlantic Fri. High pressure briefly builds over the waters Fri. A cold front approaching from the NW late Fri will move over the N waters Fri night and early Sat, gradually moving through the central waters Sat and into the S waters Sat night. High pressure will build SE over the N waters behind the front Sat and Sat night. Low pressure centers will move ENE along the front as the front moves S. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain, then rain likely. .WED...Winds becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms, then a chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain overnight. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Winds becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Winds becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Winds becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt, then becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.