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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1114 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 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 build E over
the N portion tonight into Fri, then shift E of the region Fri
night into Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the waters.
The ridge will then drift E across the region Sun into Mon night.
Hurricane Ernesto will track N to NE and remain to the SE of the
area tonight into Fri, then continue to move N to NE Fri night
into Sun night while passing E of the waters before accelerating
off to the NE Sun night and Mon. Long period S to SE 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 from the NW Mon, then move offshore Mon
night into Tue 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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10
ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas building to 7 to 13
ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 12 to
21 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then
becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 8 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12
ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 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...N to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas
becoming 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.