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FZNT34 KWBC 020833
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
433 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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 nearly stationary front over
the S waters will begin to lift N later this morning through
tonight then is expected to move N of the area on Thu night. A
low pressure trough crossing the N waters early this morning will
pass E of the area today. High pressure will build SE over the N
waters today, then shift E and NE of the area tonight while a
ridge extends W and SW across the the southern waters through
early Fri. A cold front will move S into the N waters late Thu
night and Fri, then stall over the central and northern waters
Fri into early Fri night, before lifting back N as a warm front
later Fri night through Sat night. Yet another cold front will
approach the area from the W Sun and approach the coast Sun
night.

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

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

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE, then, becoming E to
NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.