


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
627 FZNT34 KWBC 150235 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1035 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 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...Weak low pressure SE of Georges Bank will move NE away from the area tonight through Sat, with a trailing cold front extending SW to near Cape Hatteras becoming stationary later tonight. The front will lift back N of the area as a warm front Sat and Sat night. A strong cold front will slowly approach the coast from the W Sun into Sun night, then move E across the waters later Sun night into Mon night, as a series of low pressure areas form along the front. A stronger low pressure area will develop along the front E of the waters by Tue, then drift S or SW while remaining E and then SE of the area into Wed night. Behind the cold front, high pressure will slowly build E off the coast Tue and Tue night, then persist into Wed night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog and chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog and chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...Winds becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 19 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...S winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.