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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1056 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 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...High pressure will persist over
the N portion and also the W portions of the central and southern
waters tonight, then slowly shift NE of the region while
weakening Sat into Sat night. Hurricane Ernesto will track N to
NE and remain to the SE of the area tonight, then continue to
move NE into Sun night while passing E of the waters before
accelerating off to the NE Sun night and Mon. Long period SE to E
swell from Ernesto will move N and NW into the waters through the
weekend into Mon and Mon night. For more information on Ernesto
please see the latest National Hurricane Center advisory.
Otherwise, a cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW
by Mon, gradually move offshore later Mon into Mon night, and
then slowly cross the region Tue into Tue night. The front will
stall over the southern portion Wed and Wed night. The NAVTEX
station in Chesapeake has been reported to be inoperable.

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft,
building to 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 7
to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas becoming 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.