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FZNT34 KWBC 201504
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1104 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 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...Low pressure centered about
160 nm SE of Nantucket will remain nearly stationary today and
tonight, slowly drift E across the outer mid-Atlantic waters Sat
through Sun night, then drift more S and SE while remaining just
E of the waters Mon through Tue night. A weak cold front
extending S from the low will slowly move SE across the outer
central waters today through Sat, moving SE of the southern
waters Sat night. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S
into the northern and central waters Sun into Mon, then continue
building S along the coast Mon into Tue night.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.