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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
433 PM EDT Thu May 30 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 cold front will slowly move
farther away from the waters tonight through Fri as high pressure
builds in from the W. There will be a lingering surface trough
along and near the New England coast into Sat. High pressure then
persists through Sun, though weak low pressure should move just N
of the waters Sat night and Sun. A surface trough may move S
across the area overnight Sun and Mon, with low pressure possibly
moving off of the mid-Atlantic coast along the trough Mon.
Another surface trough may move across the N waters Mon night,
otherwise high pressure should build in again from the NW Tues
and Tues night.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 ft,
becoming 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming
3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog NE portion with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers overnight W portion.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms mainly E portion.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
overnight W portion.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.