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FZNT34 KWBC 160225
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1025 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 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...Tonight through Thu, the waters
will be between high pressure over the Great Lakes and broad low
pressure well out over the N Atlantic centered near 34N. A cold
front over the N waters will move S through the waters overnight
through Thu. Thu night, a secondary low should form S of Nova
Scotia, intensifying late Thu night and Fri. On Fri, the low
could be centered as far W as about 65W as the low pivots S, with
increasing winds immediately on the W side of the low. Mariners
should monitor later forecasts and consider avoidance plans as
needed. This second low will slowly move farther E into the N
Atlantic Fri night through Sat night as high pressure gradually
moves E over the area. High pressure will be over the waters Sun,
shifting E Sun night. Another cold front passes across the waters
Mon and Mon night.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers. Chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 16 to 27 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Winds and seas highest E portion.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers E portion.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of 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 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.