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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 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.

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July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
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.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will remain in
place across the S waters today while low pressure dissipates
along the front. Weak high pressure will shift E across the N and
central waters this morning, then clear E and NE of the waters
later today. Another low will move slowly NE into the S waters
tonight, with the low likely strengthening some while moving
slowly NE near the outer waters Fri into early Sat. The low will
move NE of the waters later Sat. A cold front will approach the
NW waters late Fri, with the front then moving SE across the
waters Fri night into Sat night. Behind the front, high pressure
will again build SE across the N and central waters Sun into Mon.
The high will move E away from the area late Mon and Mon night
while maintaining a ridge westward across the N waters.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas building to 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...SE winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt, then becoming S 25 to
35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6
ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to
25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming N. Seas
subsiding to 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.