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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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 stationary front will remain in
place across the S waters today through Wed night. Weak low
pressure will form along the front SE of Hatteras Canyon this
afternoon, then lift NE along the front tonight through Wed
night. Weak high pressure over the Ohio Valley tonight will shift
E across the N waters Wed and Wed night, then move E of the
waters on Thu. Another low will form over the S waters Wed night
into Thu, then move slowly NE Fri into Sat. A cold front will
approach the N waters by late Fri, then move SE across the waters
Fri night into Sat night. The NAVTEX transmitter in Chesapeake,
Virginia is offline until further notice. Technicians are aware
of the problem and are working to have it repaired.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less at times.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less at
times.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.