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Offshore Forecast
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446 FZNT34 KWBC 100236 OFFN32 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1036 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 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 cold front will move S over the area tonight, then stall over the S waters Mon. The front will remain over the S waters Mon night as low pressure forms along the front off the SE coast. The low will move slowly NE over the area Tue and Tue night while pulling a trailing cold front E over the area. The low will pass E of the N waters Wed while the front stalls over the S waters Wed night. High pressure will build over the N portion Wed into Thu, then shift E of the region Thu night and Fri. A cold front will approach from the NW Fri, then move offshore Fri 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 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N 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. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.