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FZNT34 KWBC 191435
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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...Low pressure centered about
350 nm E of Cape Charles will drift slowly SE today while pulling
a weak cold front across the S waters. The low will then move
slowly NE over the far NE waters tonight before dissipating late
Sat. A cold front will move E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat
night, and then will stall near Cape Fear Sun. A series of low
pressure centers will move NE along the front later Sun night
into Tue. High pressure will build E across the N waters Sun and
Sun night, and then shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night.
High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue night.

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

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 30 to
40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.