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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

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...A cold front will cross the
waters tonight into Fri while the associated low tracks NE away
from the waters. High pressure will over the waters behind the
front Tue into Wed night, then shift NE of the area Thu leaving a
ridge axis over the region. The ridge will weaken Thu night into
Fri. Another cold front will move E across the waters Fri night
into Sat night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N, then, diminishing
to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to
21 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.