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FZNT34 KWBC 162025
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
425 PM EDT Fri May 16 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 stationary front over the
central and N waters this evening will lift N of the area as a
warm front tonight into Sat. Mariners should use caution for
locally gusty winds and rough seas in and near locally heavy
tstms. A cold front will approach from the W Sat, and then move E
and SE over the waters Sat night into Sun. Broad low pressure
will drift E and pass N and then NE of the area Sun night into
Tue as a series of secondary cold fronts or low pressure troughs
move E and SE over the region. A weak high pressure ridge will
build S over the waters later Tue and Tue night as a warm front
extend E off the SE coast. The warm front will lift N across the
area Wed and Wed night as an associated cold front approaches
from the W.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
9 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers, fog and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.