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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
932 AM EST Wed Nov 12 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 high pressure ridge will pass
quickly E across the area, then a strengthening cold front will
move across the N portions later today, clearing E of the waters
tonight. The cold front will be followed by a series of low
pressure troughs or weak cold fronts Thu and Thu night. Another
cold front will approach from the N Fri, move into the N portions
Fri night, then continue S across the remainder of the waters Sat
and Sat night. High pressure will build offshore across the S
waters following the cold front Sat night. The cold front will
stall across the southern waters Sat night then lift N as a warm
front Sun across the northern waters. A cold front will move
offshore into the northern waters Sun night.

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

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers E
portion.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
far E portion.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.