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FZNT34 KWBC 201512
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1112 AM EDT Mon May 20 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...Broad low pressure centered well
E of the waters today will continue to move slowly E away from
the area through tonight. A cold front extending SW across the
far SE portion of the waters will continue to move slowly S
today, moving S of the area tonight. High pressure will build S
into the northern waters Tue morning. The high pressure ridge
will slowly drift S Tue night through Thu while weakening. It
will then settle across the far S waters Thu night where it will
persist through Fri night. A cold front will approach the
northern Mid- Atlantic coast Thu night and early Fri, with the
front crossing the northern waters later Fri and Fri night.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.