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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 PM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022

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...Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian located
inland over S. Virginia will gradually dissipate tonight.
Otherwise, A warm front will move just N of the area tonight,
then return slowly S across the area as a cold front Sun into Mon
while developing low pressure tracks E along the boundary. The
front will stall over the N portion late Mon night into Tue as
another low develops along the boundary. The second low will then
move slowly NE across the waters Tue night through Wed night, and
will move NE just E of the waters Thu and Thu night. High
pressure N of the region will shift NE of the area tonight.
Another high will build NW and N of the area Sun into Tue, then
shift NE of the region Wed into Thu night.  

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming E to NE 25 to
35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Showers and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building
to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.