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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1116 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 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...Long period swell from Hurricane
Kirk, well E of the waters, will move across the area today and
into early next week. Otherwise, a high pressure ridge will build
across the waters today and tonight, then shift E Mon. A cold
front will move into the N portions Mon, cross into the central
waters Mon night, then stall Tue into Wed. The front will begin
moving S again Thu. Hurricane Milton will approach from the SW
Wed and Wed night, then move E across the far S portions Thu and
Thu night while transitioning into a post- tropical cyclone. All
marine interests should closely monitor the latest forecasts from
the National Hurricane Center.

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 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.

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

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.

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

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.THU...Tropical storm conditions possible.
.THU NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.