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FZNT34 KWBC 020838
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
438 AM EDT Thu May 2 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 weak cold front will stall as
it moves into the central waters today. The front will then lift
NE as a warm front across the N waters later today and tonight,
as low pressure moves N of area. The low will pull a cold front
across the N waters tonight into Fri, and into the central waters
later Fri into Fri night. The front will stall over the central
waters Fri night into Sat night before dissipating, as high
pressure moves across the N waters. The high will move E of the
area Sun and Sun night, as a weak cold front approaches the
coast. The front will move offshore 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

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

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

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

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

.TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then,
becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.