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OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1105 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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...Low pressure centered about
350 nm E of Cape Charles will drift slowly E to SE tonight into
Fri while pulling a weak cold front across the waters, then will
move slowly NE over the far NE waters Fri night and Sat. A cold
front will move E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat night, and
then will stall near Cape Fear Sun. A series of low pressure
centers will move NE along the front later Sun night into Tue.
High pressure will build E across the N waters Sun and Sun
night, and then shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night.
High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
