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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1028 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 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 high pressure ridge will
persist across the N waters through tonight, then shift S to the
central waters on Thu. It will persist across the central and S
waters through Sat night while slowly weakening. A weak tropical
wave will move W and pass near or just S of the far S waters
later Thu into Thu night, and then move onshore over the SE
states Fri. A cold front will approach the N waters on Fri, then
stall along 40N Fri night and Sat before lifting N away from the
area as a warm front Sat night. Another cold front will approach
the N waters from the NW Sun night.

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

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 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 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of
tstms and isolated showers.
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.