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FZNT34 KWBC 262038
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
438 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 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 builds S over the
waters tonight into Sun, then shifts to the S portions Sun night
through Wed night. A low pressure trough or warm front moves
across the N waters Sun night into Mon. Low pressure moves
offshore across the N waters Tue and Tue night, pulling a cold
front into the central waters Wed and Wed night.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 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 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.