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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1051 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 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...Weakening high pressure centered
along and to E of the outer waters will move SE tonight and Thu.
A warm front over the N waters will lift NE tonight and and pass
N of the area Thu. A cold front will move E and approach the
coast later Thu and move slowly offshore over the N waters Thu
night and then over the central and S waters late Fri and Fri
night and stall along or just S of the S waters Sat and Sat
night. Another cold front will move into the N waters Sun and
stall along the central and S coast Sun through Mon night.

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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 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 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain likely with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to 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...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...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 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.