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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
450 PM EDT Tue May 21 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 centered near the
Outer Banks tonight will continue to drift S through the southern
waters tonight and Thu. It will then settle across the far S
waters Thu night where it will persist through Fri night. A cold
front will pass across the northern waters Thu afternoon through
Fri. A weak ridge will follow Fri night and Sat, followed by
another cold front approaching the northern waters from the W Sat
night. The cold front will move E across the northern waters on
Sun, diminishing Sun night.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or
less, becoming 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt,
then, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN 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...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.