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FZNT34 KWBC 120258
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1058 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 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 series of weak low pressure
troughs will move across the S and central waters tonight through
Wed. High pressure will move E away from the N portions tonight
into Wed. A cold front will slowly approach from the NW Wed and
Wed night, move into the N waters Thu and Thu night, and then
stall across the central waters Fri through Sat night. Low
pressure will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast along the front
Fri night, then move NE across the N and central waters Sat and
Sat night. The low will move E and NE of the area later Sat night
through Sun night. High pressure will build S across the N waters
Sat night, then into the central waters Sun and Sun night.  

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft
or less. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas
2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED and WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 
ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms.  
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.