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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1035 PM 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 tonight through Wed night. Weak low
pressure will 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. Behind the front, another high will build
SE across the N and central waters Sun and Sun night.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
2 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT and FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas becoming 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT and FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.