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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
413 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 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 stationary front will continue
across the waters tonight before dissipating Sun. A cold front
will approach the coast Sun morning, move slowly offshore later
Sun into Sun evening, reach the outer waters later Sun night, and
then stall over the S waters Mon. The front will remain over the
S waters Mon night as low pressure begins to organize along the
front just off the S Carolina coast. The low will continue to
organize and move slowly E and NE over the central and northern
waters waters Tue through Wed while pulling a trailing cold front
E over the S waters. The low will pass E of the northern waters
later Wed into Wed night with the trailing cold front clearing E
of the area. High pressure will build over the area behind the
low Wed and Wed night. A ridge axis will continue across the
southern waters Thu and Thu night.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S, then,
becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

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

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.