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FZNT34 KWBC 131424
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1024 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 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 series of low pressure troughs
or secondary cold fronts will move across the area today and
tonight. High pressure will build E over the S waters today and
tonight, then shift E of the region Sun into Mon night while
maintaining a ridge over the S portion into Wed night. Another
cold front will move S over the area Mon and Mon night, stall
over the central waters Tue and Tue night, and then return slowly
N as a warm front Wed and Wed night. Another high will build over
the N waters Tue into Wed, and then shift E of the region Wed
night. Yet another cold front will approach the coast from the W
Wed into Wed night.

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

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.