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FZNT34 KWBC 041452
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1052 AM 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 stationary front across the
central waters this morning will slowly dissipate today and
tonight. High pressure will build S and SE over the waters today
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 Wed night as weak low pressure areas
form along the front.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...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.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.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 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

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

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

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 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.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 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.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.