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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1030 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 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...Low pressure just S of Georges
Bank this morning will become nearly stationary over the far
northern waters today through Fri. A stationary front will extend
ENE from the low. The low will occlude tonight as a second low
forms to the NE, E of Georges Bank. The occluded low will then
drift slowly SE across the Outer Mid- Atlantic Waters Fri night
through Sun night. A cold front extending S from the low will
move slowly SE across the central waters today through Sat as the
low occludes. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S into
the northern and central waters Mon and Mon night.

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

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.