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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
436 PM EDT Wed May 15 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...Broad, developing, low pressure
just off the Delmarva coast this evening will slowly track E
while passing over the N waters, later tonight into early Fri.
The low will pass E of the N waters later Fri and Fri night, and
move off to the E and NE of the area Sat into Sun. Another low
pressure area will move to the Carolina coast Sat night, then
move offshore over the southern and central waters Sun and Sun
night. The low will persist over the S waters Mon and Mon night
as high pressure builds over the far N waters.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then to 5 to 15
kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Tstms and scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then
becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
building to 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.