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FZNT34 KWBC 231510
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1110 AM EDT Thu May 23 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...High pressure will persist across
the waters today, then shift E of the area by this evening. A
weak cold front will approach the northern waters from the NW
this evening, then drift offshore across the far N portions
tonight before dissipating on Fri. Another weak cold front will
move into the N portions Fri night, then stall across the
northern and central waters Sat. A weak low will develop along
the boundary Sat night then drift E of the waters on Sun. The
boundary will lift N as a warm front Sun night into Mon. A
stronger cold front will approach the coast by Mon night.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.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.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.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.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.