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FZNT34 KWBC 202049
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 PM EDT Mon May 20 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...Broad low pressure centered well
E of the waters will continue to move slowly E away from the area
tonight. A stationary front will remain draped across far SE
portions of the waters tonight through Wed. High pressure will
build S into the northern waters Tue morning. The high pressure
ridge will slowly drift S into the central waters Tue night
through Thu while weakening. It will then settle across the far S
waters Thu night where it will persist through Fri night. A cold
front will move E into the northern waters on Fri. A weak area of
low pressure will develop along the southern end of the front
near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on Sat, lifting NE Sat
night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
becoming 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.