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FZNT34 KWBC 022023
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
423 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 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...High pressure over the outer S
waters this evening will shift E of the area tonight into Mon
while maintaining a ridge across the S portion into Tue night. A
weak cold front will move slowly S over the N portion Mon into
Mon night, and stall over the central waters Tue into Tue night.
The front will then slowly return N Wed into Wed night, and lift
N of the area Thu into Thu night. High pressure will build over
the N waters Tue into Wed, and then weaken while shifting E of
the area Wed night. Another cold front will move across the area
Thu night into Fri 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 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.