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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
423 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 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...High pressure will persist east
of the waters and keep a ridge over the waters tonight into
Monday. A cold front will move off the eastern US later Monday
and push quickly east across the northern waters into Tue. The
front will stall across the southern waters Mon night into Tue
then lift north as a warm front through 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 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.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. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED 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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.