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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

1036 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 warm front will develop over

the N waters later tonight, then lift N of the area Sat. Mariners

should use caution for locally gusty winds and rough seas in and

near locally heavy tstms over the waters tonight through Sat

night. 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

extends 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, and a developing low pressure area approaches the

Delmarva or New Jersey coast from the W and SW. 



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 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.

Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of 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 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas building

to 5 to 9 ft. 



Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm



.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to

20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 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 6 to 10 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 11 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 increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to

9 ft. Chance of showers and 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 diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 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

building to 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. 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 winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers

and tstms. 

.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 becoming 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. Slight chance

of showers and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of 

tstms.

.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 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 



.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.