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FZNT34 KWBC 202057
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
457 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 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 series of low pressures over
the northern and central waters will remain across the waters
tonight. A cold front moving E and SE over the waters tonight
will stall near Cape Fear Sun. A series of developing low
pressure centers will move NE along the front later Sun night
into Tue. High pressure will build E across the N waters Sun and
Sun night, and then shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night.
High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue into Tue night,
then drift E over the southern waters Wed and Wed night. A cold
front will move into the NW portion Wed, before passing SE across
the area Wed night. High pressure will again build E across the
waters Thu into Thu night.

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and chance of
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.