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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1054 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 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 weak stationary front extending
E along SE coastline will dissipate later tonight or early Wed
while a weak area of high pressure over the central and N waters
moves E. A trough will move E across the northern and central
waters Wed, followed by a cold front later Wed night. The cold
front will move slowly SE across the N and central areas of the
waters Thu, then persist over the central waters Thu night before
dissipating by Fri. Another cold front will approach the Mid-
Atlantic coast Sun, then move E and SE across the northern and
central waters Sun night.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S 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...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.