


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
732 FZNT34 KWBC 311508 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1108 AM EDT Sun Aug 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 cold front over the central and N waters will stall and weaken over the central waters later today and tonight then dissipate Mon. Low pressure along another stationary front across the far S waters will lift NE today and pass just E of the southern and then central waters tonight and Mon. This low will then pass just E of the northern waters Mon night into Tue then move well NE of the waters Tue night. High pressure will build in from the N today then retreat N tonight into Mon. S of the departing low, a series of weak lows that develop along the meandering front will also move NE through Wed. With high pressure returning over the N waters by Wed, the front to the S should start to move N as a warm front Wed night. The high over the N waters shifts E on Thu. The front then moves slowly N over the area Thu and Thu night attached to low pressure moving N along and near the east coast. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.