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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1104 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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 today and tonight. Weak low pressure
will track NE along the front through tonight. Weak high pressure
will shift E across the N waters today and tonight, then clear E
of the waters Thu. Another low will form over the far S waters
tonight into Thu, and then will strengthen while moving slowly NE
over the outer waters Thu night into early Sat. The low will move
well NE of the waters by late 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, 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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to
12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.