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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
454 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 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 stationary front extending E
across the waters from near Cape Lookout will lift N as a warm
front today and tonight while high pressure moves NE of the
area. The warm front will move N of the waters early Sun, while
high pressure over the central Atlantic extends a ridge W into
the southern waters. A cold front will move SE across the
northern waters Sun night, reaching the central waters Mon. It
will become stationary Mon night, extending NE from Savannah to
the outer Mid-Atlantic Waters, and remain in place through Tue
night as weak low pressure develops along the front. High
pressure will move SE into the northern waters Wed and Wed
night.

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt, then,
becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm
or less.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.