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FZNT34 KWBC 120822
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
422 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 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 warm front will lift NE of the
far NE waters this morning. A strong cold front will move E over
the area today into tonight. A strong secondary cold front will
move offshore tonight into Sat. High pressure will build E over
the S waters Sat and Sat night, then shift E of the region Sun
into Mon night while maintaining a ridge over the S portion
through Tue night. Another cold front will move S over the area
Mon and Mon night, stall over the central waters Tue, and then
return slowly N as a warm front Tue night. Another high will
build over the N waters Tue into Tue night.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft. Showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

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

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt,
then, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to
20 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 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.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.