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FZNT34 KWBC 230302
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1002 PM EST Fri Nov 22 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...Strong low pressure over
northern New Jersey will move E and exit the coast tonight, and
then will dissipate near Georges Bank Sat. A second developing
low will move SE of Georges Bank tonight, and will move N and
intensify just to the E of the Gulf of Maine Sat. A cold front
across the far NE waters will clear E of the area tonight. The
low departing to the NE will pull a secondary cold front across
the waters tonight into Sat, and will track N toward the Gulf of
Saint Lawrence later Sat into Sun. A high pressure ridge S of
the waters Sat will gradually build N into the southern waters
Sat night through Mon night. The ridge will shift E Tue and Tue
night, as another cold front crosses the waters. Another high
will build into the region Wed and Wed night.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft, building to
13 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 27 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming 35 to 45 kt. Seas
16 to 27 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.