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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1040 PM EDT Thu May 16 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...An area of low pressure off the
New Jersey coast tonight will continue drifting SE across the N
waters through Fri. The low will gradually weaken and become
broad Fri and Sat, then lift NE of the N waters by early Sun
morning. A high pressure ridge will build into the N waters Sat
and remain in place through Tue. Another low pressure area will
develop off the Carolina coast Sat night, then drift slowly E
across the S waters through Tue.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.