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FZNT34 KWBC 122052
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
452 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 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 strong cold front over the
waters will move E of the area tonight. Another strong secondary
cold front will move offshore tonight into Sat. High pressure
will build E over the S waters Sat and Sat night, then shift E of
the region Sun into Mon night while maintaining a ridge over the
S portion through Tue night. Another cold front will move S over
the area Mon and Mon night, stall over the central waters Tue,
and then return slowly N as a warm front Tue night. Another high
will build over the N waters Tue into Tue night. Yet another cold
front will approach the coast from the W Wed into Wed night.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.