High Frequency Voice Broadcast (Mid Atlantic)

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FZNT34 KWBC 090250
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1050 PM EDT Wed May 8 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...A warm front will move N and then
NE of the area tonight. The associated low pressure area will
move off the New England coast tonight and pass NE of the area
Thu while pulling a cold front across the northern waters. The
front will stall over the northern waters late Thu while another
low will slide offshore along the front Thu night into Fri. As
the low slides E across the northern waters a cold front will
push across the central and southern waters Fri and Fri night.
The front will push just E of the area Fri night as yet another
low develops along the front. The low will move E of the central
waters Sat then move NE of the northern waters by Sat night. High
pressure will build over the waters Sat night into Sun behind the
low before a weak cold front pushes offshore of the Mid- Atlantic
coast Sun and Sun night. The front will clear E of the area late
Sun night as high pressure builds in across the area Mon and Mon
night.  

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog and rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers, tstms
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers
and tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.