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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1051 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 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 will drift S over
the S waters tonight through Tue, then shift E of the area Tue
night through Wed night while maintaining a ridge across the S
portion. A warm front will move E across the N waters tonight
into Mon. A cold front will move SE across the N waters Mon and
Mon night, then stall across the N portion Tue. A weak area of
low pressure will move off the New Jersey coast Tue night, move E
across the N waters Wed, then pass E of the waters Wed night
while pulling a weakening cold front through the central and S
waters Wed night through Thu night. Weak high pressure will build
over the N and central waters Wed night into Thu night, and
persist over the waters Fri and Fri night.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

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

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

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

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.