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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1115 AM EDT Sun May 26 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...A stationary front extending E
and NE from the Delmarva peninsula will return N as a weak warm
front today and tonight, with the front passing N of the waters
Mon. Scattered thunderstorms are likely mainly over the far SE
portion of the waters today, and mariners should used caution for
gusty winds and rough seas in and near the heavier thunderstorms.
More widespread thunderstorms are expected to move off the
Mid-Atlantic coast Mon night. A cold front will move E and
approach the Mid- Atlantic coast late Mon into Mon night, before
passing E and SE over the region later Mon night into Tue night
while weakening. A secondary cold front will approach the coast
Wed, and then move E and SE over the waters Wed night into Thu
night while high pressure builds slowly E to the coast.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog, slight chance of showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms, areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Showers with tstms likely, areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW 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...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms, areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms, areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms, areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, areas of fog with vsby 1
nm or less.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

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

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

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

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.