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FZNT34 KWBC 190224
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
924 PM EST Tue Feb 18 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...High pressure will move SE across
the N portion tonight and Wed, then will shift E of the area Wed
night. A stationary front will form along the SE coast tonight
into Wed, before an intensifying low tracks NE along the boundary
across the waters late Wed through late Thu. The strong low will
move well NE of the waters late Thu night into Fri while pulling
another series of low pressure troughs or cold fronts across the
N portion. A high pressure ridge will build SE over the S portion
Thu night into Fri, persist across this area through Sat night,
and then will shift E of the waters Sun. A weak cold front will
move E across the waters Sun and Sun night.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Light freezing
spray.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Light freezing
spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Light freezing spray and chance of snow with vsby
1 nm or less.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of snow and light freezing spray with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW 40 to 50 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 19 ft. Rain and chance of
snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 50 to 60 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft. Rain and snow with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...N winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
Rain and chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to
18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.