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FZNT34 KWBC 180231
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1031 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 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 will remain nearly
stationary along the North Carolina coast tonight, then lift N
across the area Wed into Thu. The low will stall over the far N
waters Thu night into Fri, then move slowly SE across the area
Fri night into Sun night. An associated warm front will lift N
across the waters tonight into Wed, and pass N of the area later
Wed. The front will then stall just N of the area Wed night and
Thu, then return slowly S across the waters as a cold front Fri
into Sun night. A high pressure ridge will build W of the region
Fri into Sun night.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.