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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure will move
slowly NE over the outer waters along a stationary front tonight,
strengthen while moving slowly NE across the outer waters today
into Sat, then move NE of the waters late Sat and Sat night. A
cold front will approach the NW waters late Fri, move SE across
the waters Fri night into Sat night, then move S of the area Sun.
Another high will build SE across the N and central waters Sun
into Mon, then pass E of the area late Mon through Tue night
while maintaining a ridge over the waters.

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

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to
15 ft. Showers and scattered tstms.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.