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FZNT34 KWBC 171449
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 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 move E over the
S and central waters today into Wed, then pass E of the area Wed
night. A warm front will lift N across the waters today into Wed,
and pass N of the area later Wed. The front will then stall just
N of the area Wed night and Thu as a series of lows develop along
the boundary, before the front returns S across the waters as a
cold front Fri into Sat night. A high pressure ridge will build W
of the region Fri into Sat night.

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.