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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1101 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 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 warm front extending SE from
Long Island across the northern waters will lift N and NE of the
waters tonight. High pressure over the central Atlantic will
extend a ridge W across the southern waters tonight through Sun
night. The ridge will shift S of the area Mon. A cold front will
move SE across the northern waters Sun night, reaching the
central waters Mon. It will become stationary Mon night,
extending NE from near Savannah to the outer Mid-Atlantic waters,
and remain in place through Tue night as weak low pressure
develops along the front. High pressure will move SE into the
northern waters Wed then drift S into the central waters Wed
night through Thu night.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Areas of fog.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1
nm or less.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 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 6 ft. Areas of
fog, isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog,
isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Numerous showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.