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FZNT34 KWBC 172118
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
518 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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 through tonight. A
stationary front across the central waters will begin to drift N
as a warm front tonight. Low pressure will develop along the
front off the Mid-Atlantic coast Thu, then drift slowly E to SE
across the N and central waters Thu night into Fri while pulling
a weak cold front across the area. The weak low will then drift
NE over the NE waters Fri night as the next cold front approaches
from the W. This cold front will move E and SE over the waters
Sat and Sat night. High pressure will prevail across the northern
waters while a series of lows move off the SE coast and NE across
the central and S waters Sun into Mon night.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Areas of fog, showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.