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FZNT34 KWBC 091432
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1032 AM EDT Thu May 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A low pressure system will
continue moving NE of the area today while pulling a cold front
across the northern waters. The front will stall over the
northern waters later today while another low will slide offshore
along the front tonight into Fri. As the low slides E across the
northern waters, a cold front will push across the central and
southern waters Fri and Fri night. The front will push just E of
the area Fri night as yet another low develops along the front.
The low will move E of the central waters Sat then move NE of the
northern waters by Sat night. High pressure will build over the
waters Sat night into Sun behind the low before a weak cold front
pushes offshore of the Mid-Atlantic coast Sun and Sun night. The
front will clear E of the area late Sun night as high pressure
builds in across the area Mon and Mon night.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.