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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
430 PM EDT Fri May 24 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...A cold front will approach the
waters from the north tonight, then continue S over the NE
portion Sat with high pressure building across the region behind
the front. The front will weaken as the area of high pressure
moves E across the region Sat night, becoming E of the area Sun
morning. An E/W trough will persist over the waters Sun into Mon.
A cold front will move along the Mid-Atlantic seaboard Mon night,
before passing SE across the region Tue and Tue night while
weakening. A secondary front will approach the coast Wed, then
move SE into the waters Wed night.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
becoming 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt,
then, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.