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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
456 PM EDT Tue May 7 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 over the northern
waters will move S tonight then stall and return N as a warm
front on Wed. Low pressure will slide E off the New England coast
Wed night and E of the area Thu while pulling a cold front into
the northern waters. The front will stall over the northern
waters Thu night while a low will slide offshore along the front
Fri. As the low slides E across the northern waters a cold front
will push across the central and southern waters Fri and Fri
night. The front will push just E of the area Sat as a strong low
develops along the front. High pressure will build over the
waters Sat night and Sun. A weak cold front will push offshore
Sun night off the Mid-Atlantic.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.