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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1036 PM 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 slow moving warm front over the
far N waters will lift NE of the waters tonight. A cold front
will move slowly offshore across the N waters tonight and Fri and
slowly over the central and S waters late Fri and Fri night. The
front will eventually stall over or just S of the southern waters
late Sat and Sat night. Another cold front will move E across the
N waters Sun and Sun night then into the central and S waters Mon
and Mon night. The front will stall over the central and S waters
Tue and Tue night.

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

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

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.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 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...NW 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 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. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

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

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

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.