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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1039 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 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 across the
waters today, and then stall and weaken across the central
portions tonight into Tue. The front will dissipate Tue night
into Wed. The next cold front will approach the coast Wed into
Wed night. The front will move SE over the N waters Thu, and the
central waters Thu night. The front will stall E of Hatteras Fri,
while high pressure builds N of the front Fri into Fri night.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.