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FZNT34 KWBC 081500
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1000 AM EST Wed Jan 8 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 series of low pressure troughs
or secondary cold fronts will move S and SE across the waters
today into Fri. High pressure will build E off the SE coast late
Fri, then shift SE of the waters Fri night. Low pressure will
move off the SE coast late Fri night, track NE across the waters
Sat, and then intensify further E across the N Atlantic Sat
night into Sun. High pressure will gradually build to the coast
later Sun and Sun night.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Light freezing
spray.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered
showers, snow showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Scattered
showers, snow showers and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of
showers, tstms and snow showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 40 to 50 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.