High Frequency Voice Broadcast (Mid Atlantic)

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FZNT34 KWBC 030826
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Sat Jun 3 2023

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 low pressure trough across the
central and northern portions will dissipate today. A cold front
will move into the N waters today, cross the central waters
tonight, and then clear the S portions Sun. High pressure will
build SE across the central and southern areas Sun night into
Mon, then will shift E of the area Mon night. Low pressure will
develop just N of the area tonight, persist into Sun night, and
then will remain nearly stationary near Nova Scotia Mon into Tue.
Another cold front will approach from the NW Mon night, then move
E across the waters Tue and Tue night. The front will stall
across the S waters Wed and Wed night as a series of weak lows
track E along the front.  

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft. Chance of tstms and areas of
fog early. Chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog early. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.