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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 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 late tonight. The front will eventually stall across the S
waters late Sat and Sat night before dissipating on Sun. Another
cold front will move E across the N waters late Sun and Sun night
then into 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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 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.
.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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.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 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
5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 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 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.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 4 to 7 ft.
.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
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable 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...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 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 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.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 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 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 3 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 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 winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.