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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 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:
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.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure centered E of the
waters will continue to extend a ridge W across the N and central
waters tonight through Sat night, while slowly weakening and
drifting SE. An area of low pressure, a possible tropical
cyclone, S of the waters about 150 miles E of the northernmost
Bahamas, will move west-northwest towards the Florida or Georgia
coast tonight into Fri. Please refer to the latest tropical
weather outlook from the National Hurricane Center for more
information. Otherwise, a cold front will approach the N waters
on Fri, then stall near 40N Fri night and Sat before lifting
slowly N away from the area as a warm front Sat night into Sun.
Another cold front will approach the N waters from the NW Sun
night into Mon, then move E into the waters Mon night through Tue
night.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Isolated showers.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.