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FZNT34 KWBC 151433
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1033 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 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 high pressure ridge will
prevail over the far southern waters today through Wed night. A
cold front will move S over the area later today and tonight,
stall over the central waters Tue and Tue night, and then drift N
as a warm front Wed and Wed night. Low pressure will develop
along the front off the Mid-Atlantic coast Thu, then drift slowly
E to NE across the N and central waters Thu night and Fri while
pulling a weak cold front across the area. The low will lift N of
the area Fri night with the associated front clearing E of the
waters and the next cold front approaching from the W.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
10 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.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.