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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1025 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure over the S waters
this morning will shift E of the area later today into Mon while
maintaining a ridge across the S portion into Tue night. A weak
cold front will move slowly S over the N portion Mon into Mon
night, and stall over the central waters Tue into Tue night. The
front will then slowly return N Wed into Wed night, and lift N of
the area Thu into Thu night. High pressure will build over the N
waters Tue into Wed, and then weaken while shifting E of the area
Wed night. Another cold front will move offshore Thu night.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.