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FZNT34 KWBC 150306
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1106 PM EDT Tue Oct 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...A broad, complex low pressure
system will move E of the area into the N Atlantic tonight into
Wed. A cold front will approach from the N Wed, then move across
the waters Wed night. Another low will develop just NE of the
area Wed night into Thu, intensify just E of the area Thu night
into Fri, then move E into the N Atlantic Fri night into Sat.
High pressure will build into the eastern U.S. Thu into Fri, move
E over the area Fri night through Sun, then shift E of the waters
Sun night as the next cold front approaches the coast.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of a tstm.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of a tstm.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and chance of a tstm.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.