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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
444 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 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:
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.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak stationary front extending
SE from the coastline near Cape Henry will dissipate later this
morning while a weak area of high pressure over the central and N
waters moves E of the area today. A trough will move E across the
northern and central waters later today and be followed by a
slowly moving cold front later tonight. The cold front will move
SE across the N and central areas of the waters Thu and Thu
night, then stall over this region as a stationary front. The
front will return to the N as a warm front Fri and lift N of the
area Fri night into Sat. Another cold front will approach the
Mid- Atlantic coast Sun, then move slowly E and SE into the
northern and central waters Sun night.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 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
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

.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.