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FZNT34 KWBC 092032

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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

432 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024



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.



Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.



.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure about 70 nm SE of

Ocean City will move quickly E along a stationary front tonight.

As the low slides E across the northern waters, a cold front will

push across the central and southern waters Fri and Fri night.

The front will push just E of the area Fri night as yet another

low develops along the front. The low will move E of the central

waters Sat then move NE of the northern waters by Sat night. High

pressure will build over the waters Sat night into Sun behind the

low before a weak low pressure and cold front push offshore of

the Mid-Atlantic coast Sun and Sun night. The front will clear E

of the area late Sun night as high pressure builds in across the

area Mon and Mon night. The high will shift E of the waters Tue

and Tue night ahead of the next approaching cold front.  



Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of

39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W



.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt.

Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 

.FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain

with vsby 1 nm or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of

rain. 

.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to

7 ft. 

.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas

3 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to

5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm



...GALE WARNING...



.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to

25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 

.FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of

rain. 

.SAT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas

4 to 7 ft. 

.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas

3 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 



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



.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of

showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 

.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas

6 to 11 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt.

Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. 

.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas

6 to 11 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than

10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas

4 to 7 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.

Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to

5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 



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



...GALE WARNING...



.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.

Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 

.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to

11 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Scattered showers. 

.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas

6 to 10 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.

Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas

3 to 6 ft. 

.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 



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



...GALE WARNING...



.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas

6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 

.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Scattered showers. 

.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 



.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.