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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1103 PM EDT Thu May 23 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...High pressure E of the area will
continue extending a weak ridge across the central and southern
waters tonight and Fri. A weak cold front will approach from the
NW tonight, then drift S across the northern portions Fri. The
front will become stationary E of Cape Hatteras Fri night, with a
weak area of low pressure developing along the front Sat. The low
will then drift E of the waters on Sun. Weak ridging will move
across the waters Sun night and Mon. A stronger cold front will
approach the coast Mon night, then pass across the waters Tue and
Tue night.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or
less, becoming 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.