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FZNT34 KWBC 070304
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1004 PM EST Sat Dec 6 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/
scn_25-83_Updated_VOBRA_Discontinuation_aaa.pdf

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front over the S waters
will clear E of the area tonight. High pressure will build E
across the waters tonight into Sun, then shift NE and dissipate
Sun night. A strong cold front will approach the coast late Sun
and Sun night, then sweep E across the waters Mon and Mon night.
A series of low pressures may develop along or just ahead of the
cold front Mon. High pressure will build E across the area behind
the cold front late Mon into Tue, then shift E Tue night ahead of
the next approaching front. That next cold front will move across
the waters Wed and Wed night, with another cold front approaching
from the W Thu and Thu night.

Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of
39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW
10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to
10 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.