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FZNT34 KWBC 030830
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
430 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 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 across the
southern waters will linger into Thu before dissipating. High
pressure over the N waters will drift S over the central and
southern waters today and tonight. The high will shift E of the
waters Thu and Thu night. The high will then maintain a ridge
over the central and southern waters Fri into Sun night.
Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW 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

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

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

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.