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FZNT34 KWBC 130837
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
437 AM EDT Mon May 13 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...Weak low pressure E of the waters
will track NE today as an associated cold front slows through the
morning over the SE waters before stalling and dissipating later
today. High pressure will build in over the area today behind the
front and drift E across the waters tonight. It will shift E of
the area Tue. Broad low pressure and a cold front will approach
the Mid Atlantic coast Tue night into Wed, and then will slowly
move E across the waters Wed night through Fri night. A weak high
pressure ridge will build E to the coast Fri and move offshore
Fri night.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S, then,
increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
9 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance
of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and
chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers
and chance of tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE, then,
becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain
likely.
.TUE...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.