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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
507 AM EDT Tue May 28 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...A trough just offshore will
continue E today before a cold front pushes offshore later today
and continues E through Wed before exiting the waters. The trough
is accompanied by areas of significant thunderstorm activity.
Developing low pressure will move off the northern Mid- Atlantic
coast Wed night, then track NE across the northern portions later
Wed night into Thu night while a secondary cold front moves E and
SE across the waters. High pressure will build into the waters
Fri and Fri night, then persist through Sat night. At the same
time low pressure will build in to the E of the waters Sat and
Sat night.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Areas
of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.