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FZNT34 KWBC 042045
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
445 PM EDT Sat May 4 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 across the central
waters this evening will slowly dissipate tonight. High pressure
will build S and SE over the waters tonight into Sun, then shift
E of the area Sun night. A weak cold front will approach the
coast Mon, slowly move SE over the N waters Mon night into Tue,
then stall over the central waters Tue night. The front will then
lift N as a warm front across the central and N waters Wed into
Wed night as weak low pressure passes N of the area. Another cold
front will move S over the N portion Wed night, stall Thu, and
then list slowly N as a warm front Thu night.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.