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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Sun May 5 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 weakening stationary front
extending S and SE over the waters from near Cape Hatteras early
today, will dissipate by this afternoon. Elsewhere high pressure
will dominate today, then shift E of the waters tonight. A weak
cold front will approach the northern Mid-Atlantic coast Mon,
slowly move SE over the N waters Mon night into Tue, then stall
over the central waters Tue night. The front will then lift N as
a warm front across the central and N waters Wed into Wed night
as developing low pressure passes N of the area. Another cold
front will move S over the N portion Wed night, stall Thu, and
then lift slowly N as a warm front Thu night.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
and chance of tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms, then chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then
becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT through THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7
ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.