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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1056 PM EDT Wed Jun 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.

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 will
persist across the N waters overnight, then shift slowly S to the
central waters on Thu. It will persist across the central waters
Thu night through Sat night while slowly weakening and drifting
SE. A weak tropical wave near 73W S of 30N will continue moving W
overnight and Thu, passing near or just S of the far S waters
later Thu into Thu night. It will then move onshore over the SE
states Fri. A cold front will approach the N waters on Fri, then
stall near 40N Fri night and Sat before lifting slowly N away
from the area as a warm front Sat night into Sun. Another cold
front will approach the N waters from the NW Sun night into Mon,
then stall along the coast Mon before weakening Mon night.

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 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.