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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
446 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 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:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front across the waters
will stall and weaken near Cape Fear today, and then will
dissipate tonight into Wed. The next cold front will approach
the coast Wed into Wed night. The front will move SE across the
N portions Thu and Thu night, stall over the central areas Fri
and Fri night, then return N as a warm front Sat and Sat night.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming E
to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.