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FZNT34 KWBC 210847
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 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 stationary front extending E
and NE across the waters from near Cape Fear will persist in this
area today while a series of developing low pressure centers move
NE along the front today into Mon evening while pulling the cold
front S and SE. The last low pressure will strengthen just to E
of the waters Mon night and Tue. High pressure will build E
across the N waters today and tonight, and then will shift well
E of the region Mon and Mon night. High pressure will build
along the SE coast Tue into Tue night, then drift E over the
southern waters Wed and Wed night. A cold front will move into
the NW portion Wed, before passing SE across the area Wed night.
High pressure will again build E across the waters Thu into Thu
night.

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt, then,
becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt, then,
increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE 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 WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming N to
NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.