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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 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...High pressure will move offshore
today, then shift E of the area Wed night. A cold front will move
into the northern waters later today and tonight then stall over
the N waters Thu into Thu night. Tropical Cyclone Zeta will
become a post- tropical cyclone Thu night into early Fri while
moving off the Delmarva coast then NE along the stalled front
over the N waters. Zeta will dissipate E of the northern waters
Fri as another low follows closely behind, passing across the
northern waters Fri into Fri night. The low will push a strong
cold front across the waters later Thu night into Fri. See the
latest National Hurricane Center advisory on Zeta. Another high
will build over the area from the W Fri night through Sat night.
Another cold front will approach the waters Sun, then move across
the region 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to
24 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 15 to 25 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 12 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.Forecaster Kosier. Ocean Prediction Center.