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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1030 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge extending W
over the waters from the western Atlantic Ocean will persist into
early Sun, and then shift E of the region. A cold front will
approach the northern Mid-Atlantic and Delmarva coast later Sun
and Sun night. The cold front will move offshore and cross the N
waters Mon, and then clear E of the N waters Mon night as the
front moves into the central waters waters. The front will likely
stall and weaken from the South Carolina coast eastward Tue and
Tue night as weak high pressure forms N of the front. The weak
front will dissipate Wed as the high shifts E of the N waters.
The next cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW
later Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move SE over the N
waters Thu, and the central waters Thu night while weakening.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11
ft. Showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
becoming 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
Showers and tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding
to 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 4
to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8
ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.