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FZNT34 KWBC 022029
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
429 PM EDT Thu May 2 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 across
the N waters tonight, as low pressure moves N of area. The low
will pull a cold front across the N waters tonight into early
Fri, and into the central waters late Fri into Fri night. The
front will stall over the central waters Fri night through Sat
night before dissipating, as high pressure builds in across the N
waters. The high will move E of the area Sun and Sun night, as a
weak cold front approaches the coast. The front will move
offshore late Mon into Mon night, then become nearly stationary
Tue and Tue night across the central waters.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft
or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.