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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1038 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 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...Low pressure about 60 NM SE of
Cape Lookout will continue NE while gradually strengthening over
the central and N portions today into tonight. The low will pass
N of the waters early Mon with a trailing cold front moving E
from the inner to the outer waters. Another cold front will
approach the region from the NW tonight into Mon, gradually push
E and SE across the waters Mon night into Tue night, then stall
across the S portions Wed into Thu night. High pressure will
build SE across the waters behind the front Tue through Thu
night.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms and isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.