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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1037 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 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 will move slowly SE
across the northern and central waters today into early tonight
before stalling along or E of Cape Hatteras early Fri. The
stalled front will then return to the N as a warm front Fri
night, lifting N of the area Sat. Another cold front will
approach the Mid Atlantic coast Sun, then move SE into the
northern and central waters Sun night into Mon. The front will
reach the southern waters on Mon before becoming stationary near
or S of Cape Fear.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.