


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
910 FZNT34 KWBC 060855 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 455 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 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...High pressure centered just W of Bermuda will slowly shift SE today. Meanwhile, a warm front over the far NE waters this morning will lift N of the waters today. A cold front will move SE into the northern waters today and tonight, then will stall late tonight through Mon night, extending NE from the Virginia Capes through the Outer Mid- Atlantic Waters. A series of weak low pressure centers will track NE along the stalled front tonight through Mon night. The front will finally move E of the waters Tue. A secondary cold front will move E across the N waters Tue and Tue night, while high pressure builds E to the coast. The high will cross the waters Wed and Wed night as weak low pressure develops S and SE of the area. The high will gradually shift NE Thu, maintaining a ridge across the waters Thu night. A cold front will approach the coast of the Carolinas late Thu night. Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.