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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1056 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 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 cold front will move across the
N waters tonight, and then stall and weaken across the central
portions Tue. The front will dissipate Tue night into Wed. The
next cold front will approach the coast Wed into Wed night. The
front will move SE across the N portions Thu and Thu night, stall
over the central areas Fri and Fri night, then return N as a warm
front Sat and Sat night.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers
and tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers
and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers
and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. 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...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.