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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
945 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

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 cold front over the outer
waters will pass E of the area early today. High pressure will
quickly move through the region later today into tonight. Another
cold front will move SE across the area Sat and Sat night, then
pass E of the waters Sun. High pressure will build E across the
region Sun into Tue, then shift E of the area Tue night.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.