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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1037 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 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...A cold front will continue moving
slowly E across the N and central waters tonight, reaching the S
waters by early Sat. The front will eventually stall across the S
waters late Sat and Sat night before dissipating on Sun. Another
cold front will move E and SE across the N waters late Sun and
Sun night then reach the central and S waters Mon and Mon night.
The front will stall over the S waters Mon night and remain in
place through Wed night as weak high pressure builds E into the
central waters.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5
ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.