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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front extending E
from Cape Lookout will remain in place tonight while high
pressure builds across the northern waters. The high pressure
area will move E of the waters on Sat as the front returns back N
as a warm front Sat and Sat night. The warm front will move N of
the waters early Sun, while high pressure over the central
Atlantic extends a ridge W into the southern waters. Another cold
front will move SE across the northern waters Sun night, reaching
the central waters Mon. It will become stationary Mon night,
extending NE from Savannah to the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters, and
remain in place through Tue night as weak low pressure develops
along the front. High pressure will move SE into the northern
waters Wed and Wed night.

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.