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FZNT34 KWBC 120839
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
439 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 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 stationary front will continue
over the N and central waters today as weak low pressure moves
offshore along the front. The low will pass E of the area Mon
night into Tue while pulling the front slowly S across the
central and S waters. The front will briefly stall over the S
waters Tue night, then pass slowly S of the area Wed into Thu.
High pressure will gradually build E across the N portion Wed
through Thu night, then expand S across the S portion Fri and Fri
night. Potential Tropical Cyclone Five will track N to the SE of
the area Fri and Fri night. See the latest advisory from the
National Hurricane Center on Potential Tropical Cyclone Five.
Chesapeake NAVTEX continues to be reported inoperable.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.