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FZNT34 KWBC 210845
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
445 AM EDT Tue May 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front will remain
just to the S of the waters today through Wed. Additionally, high
pressure will build southward into the northern waters this
morning. It will slowly drift S into the central waters tonight
through Thu while weakening. It will then settle across the far S
waters Thu night where it will persist through Fri night. A cold
front will move E into the northern waters on Fri. A weak area of
low pressure will develop along the southern end of the front
near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on Sat, lifting NE Sat
night.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 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.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

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

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

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

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.