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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1056 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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 warm front extending SE from
the Adirondacks across Long Island this morning will lift slowly
NE across NE portions of the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters today,
moving N of the waters tonight. A cold front will move E and
approach the coast later today. It will move slowly offshore
across the N waters tonight and Fri and then slowly over the
central and S waters late Fri and Fri night. The front will
eventually stall from Saint Simons Island to SE of Hatteras
Canyon late Sat and Sat night. Another cold front will move E
across the N waters Sun. The front will briefly stall E of the
Virginia Capes Sun night before continuing SE across the S waters
Mon. That front will stall again across the SE waters Mon night
as another weak cold front moves through the N waters.

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. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain and areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.