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FZNT34 KWBC 232028
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
428 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 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...Intensifying low pressure
centered about 450 NM E of Cape Hatteras late this afternoon will
move NE close to the outer offshore waters into tonight with the
strong low moving NE away from the region later tonight and Wed.
A cold front will move off the New Jersey and Delmarva coasts Wed
into Wed night. The cold front will move S and SE across the
central waters Wed night into Thu, and then will stall across the
far S waters Thu night and Fri before dissipating Fri night.
Strengthening high pressure will gradually build S and SE across
the waters Fri through Sat. The center of the high pressure will
move S into the central waters Sat night and then into the S
waters Sun and Sun night.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 13 to 22 ft, subsiding to 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 11 to
19 ft, subsiding to 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming
SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.