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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
436 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 this morning, then shift E of the area later today. A
weak cold front will approach from the NW later today, drift
offshore across the far N portions tonight, then dissipate Fri.
Another weak cold front will move into the N portions Fri night,
stall Sat into Sun, then return N as a warm front Sun night into
Mon. A stronger cold front will approach the coast Mon, then move
offshore 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
early. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. 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 NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. 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 variable. Seas
2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early. Chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.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, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.