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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1051 PM EDT Sun Jun 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.

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 low pressure trough along the
coast will move E into the waters tonight while a cold front
approaches the northern Mid-Atlantic coast. The cold front will
move offshore and cross the N waters Mon, and then clear E of the
N waters Mon night as the front moves into the central waters.
The front will stall and weaken E of the South Carolina coast Tue
into Tue night as weak high pressure forms N of the front. The
front will dissipate Wed as the weak high shifts E of the N
waters. The next cold front will approach the coast from the W
and NW Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move SE over the N
waters Thu, and the central waters Thu night. The front will
become stationary E of Hatteras Fri, while high pressure builds N
of the front Fri into Fri night.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE
15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.