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FZNT34 KWBC 290826
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 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 over the far NE
waters this morning will pass E of the area early today. High
pressure will drift S over the S waters today through Tue, then
shift E of the area Tue night through Wed night while maintaining
a ridge across the S portion. A cold front will move SE across
the N waters today and tonight. Weak low pressure will move off
the New Jersey coast Tue night, track E just N of the waters Wed,
then pass E of the waters Wed night while pulling a weakening
cold front through the area Wed night through Thu night. Weak
high pressure will build over the waters Wed night into Thu
night, and persist over the region Fri and Fri night.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.