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FZNT34 KWBC 242115
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
515 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 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 cold front will move off the
New Jersey and Delmarva coasts early tonight, move S and SE
across the central waters later tonight into early Thu, and then
move slowly S across the central and S waters Thu into early Fri
while a series of weak lows move NE along the front. The front
will pass just S of the area Fri. Strengthening high pressure
will gradually build S and SE across the waters Thu night 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.
The high will remain over the S portion Mon and Mon night while a
weak cold front moves S over the NE portion Mon night.

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

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

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of tstms.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft, subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.


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