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FZNT34 KWBC 160854
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
454 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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...A high pressure ridge will
prevail over the far southern waters today into Wed night. A cold
front moving S over the northern waters early this morning will
stall over the central waters, from near Cape Fear eastward,
later today. The front will persist over the central waters
tonight, and then drift N as a warm front Wed and Wed night. Low
pressure will develop along the front off the Mid-Atlantic coast
Thu, then drift slowly E to SE across the N and central waters
Thu night into Fri while pulling a weakening cold front across
the area. The weak low will lift N over the area Fri night as the
next cold front approaches from the W. This cold front will move
E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat night.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt, then,
becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain and a chance of tstms.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming
SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to
25 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.