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FZNT34 KWBC 182032
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
432 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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 will lift N across
the area tonight into Thu, then stall over the far N waters Thu
night into Fri before moving slowly SE across the area Fri night
into Sun night. An associated warm front will lift N across the
waters and pass N of the area tonight. The front will then stall
just N of the area later Thu into Fri, then return slowly S
across the waters as a cold front Fri night into Sun night. A
high pressure ridge will gradually build across the region Fri
into Mon night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE, then,
becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.