High Frequency Voice Broadcast (Mid Atlantic)

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FZNT34 KWBC 061438
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1038 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will slowly
weaken over the southern waters today into tonight. A cold front
will approach from the NW today, and move over the northern and
central waters tonight into Sun. The front will then continue
moving slowly S across the area later Sun and Sun night, then
pass SE of the waters Mon. High pressure will gradually build SE
over the area Mon into Tue, then shift E of the region Tue night
into Wed night while maintaining a ridge axis across the waters.
Low pressure will approach the area from the E Tue night into Wed
night.  

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

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

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

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.