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FZNT34 KWBC 182043
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 PM EDT Sat May 18 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 over the
northern waters, centered about 270 nm SE of Nantucket, will
remain nearly stationary tonight and Sun, and then will move
slowly E away from the area Sun night through Mon night. A
stationary front extending E across the waters from the North
Carolina coast will persist tonight into early Sun. A series of
weak low pressure centers will form and move E along the boundary
tonight through Mon. The front will move slowly S later Sun
through Mon, and will pass S of the area Mon night and Tue while
high pressure builds S into the northern waters. The high
pressure ridge will slowly drift S and then E Tue night through
Thu while weakening. A cold front will approach the northern
Mid-Atlantic coast Thu night.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt,
then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

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

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.