High Frequency Voice Broadcast (Mid Atlantic)

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FZNT34 KWBC 260840
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
340 AM EST Wed Feb 26 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 stationary front will persist
across the northern portions today. Low pressure will develop
inland across the Mid-Atlantic this morning, then intensify while
lifting N today into Thu. The low will pull the stationary front
N as a warm front tonight, then pull a strong cold front across
the waters tonight into Thu. A second cold front will cross the
waters Thu night and early Fri. Low pressure will move E over the
N waters Fri night and Sat, while pulling yet another cold front
across the area. High pressure will build E toward the coast Sat
night through 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...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers, tstms
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early,
then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.