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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
431 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 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...High pressure ridging will remain
in place across the waters E of Cape Hatteras today through Sun
night, while a cold front slowly approaches the northern waters
from the W by late Sun. The front will become stationary W of the
northern waters on Mon before diminishing Mon night. A weak
trough will lift N into the far southern waters Sun night before
also diminishing late Mon. High pressure over the Central
Atlantic will extend a ridge across the waters Tue and Tue 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...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S, then, increasing
to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E, then,
becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.