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FZNT34 KWBC 190851
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
451 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 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...High pressure over the outer
central and southern waters early today will shift E of the area
later today and tonight while maintaining a ridge over the S
waters. The high will then move back to the W over the S waters
Sun, slowly weaken to a ridge Sun night and Mon, then continue
through Wed night. A cold front will move SE over the waters
tonight into Sun night, stall across the central waters Mon, then
lift N as a warm front Mon night into Tue. Another high will
build SE over the N waters Mon, and then shift E of the region
Mon night and Tue. Another cold front will move SE over the N and
central waters Tue into Tue night, then stall across the central
waters Wed and Wed night while gradually weakening.

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

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

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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

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

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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

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

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.