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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1039 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 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 over the central
Atlantic will extend a ridge W across the southern waters today
and tonight. The ridge will shift S of the area Mon. A cold front
will move SE across the NW waters tonight, reaching the central
waters Mon. It will become stationary Mon night, extending E and
NE off the Georgia coast to the outer Mid- Atlantic waters, and
then will remain in place through Tue night as weak low pressure
develops and tracks E along the front. High pressure will move SE
into the northern waters Wed then drift S into the central and
southern waters Wed night and Thu. The high will shift E of the
waters Thu night as a weak cold front or low pressure trough
approaches the northern Mid-Atlantic coast.

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 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Numerous showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Numerous showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog, isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.